eMBALENHLE – A 30-year-old man from Rietspruit near Kriel is expected to appear in the Evander Magistrate’s Court for fraud.
He was arrested after he had tried to buy a refrigerator worth R17 000, a base set and a wall unit costing R9 000 by using a fraudulent payslip, an identify document and a bank statement at a furniture shop.
Police said the store manager told them the man visited the shop a day before his arrest.
He said he wanted to buy the good.
Shop employees suspected foul play and requested him to bring the original documents.
“The man returned the next day with the same documents.
“His actions led to the manager immediately informing the police who swiftly moved in and arrested him on the spot,” said Capt Magonseni Nkosi from eMbalenhle Police Station, .
Preliminary investigations revealed the suspect sourced all the fraudulent documents from two known foreign nationals.
The police are in the process of expanding their investigation.
