The Linden police warn residents about the rise of fraud cases reported at the station.
More than six cases of fraud were opened at the police station within one week.
According to the Linden police spokesperson Sergeant Takalani Sibiya, residents who are purchasing items online were the victims of the fraud.
“They are paying without confirming or paying and not receive the items they had purchased. In most cases, the target are elderly people,” she said.
In one incident, the complainant alleged that in January this year she was at her home when she received an email informing her that her study account was changed from one bank to another bank. On the same day, she made an EFT to the new account before she writes her exam on March 14.
Sibiya said when she inquired about the account number which was given to her, she was told that there were no changes and they were still using the original account.
“Complainant made a transfer of R5 891 into the ‘new’ bank account. She went to the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute in Pretoria to enquire about the payment and they told her that it was a scam,” said Sibiya.
She advised residents not to make any payments before they could confirm with the institution or any company that they are owing money and /or about the change of bank account numbers.
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