DE DEUR – The police in De Deur are warning community members against falling victim to cybercrime. This is after they have been inundated with complaints from residents who allege they have been scammed through various social media platforms.

Speaking to Ster North, police spokesperson Constable Mampho Mahlomola advised the community to refrain from making purchases on social media, stating that most of them get scammed as they have no way of verifying the legitimacy of a service provider.

“It has come to the attention of De Deur SAPS that people make social media purchases and deposit money to people they don’t even know, resulting in them being defrauded. We advise the community to refrain from purchasing items that are advertised on social media, or sold by individuals who are not known to them.”

“The community must normalise purchasing goods from legitimate stores and legitimate second-hand shops. To avoid being scammed and defrauded, refrain from social media sales from unknown, unverified, and illegal sources and websites.”

Meanwhile, Mahlomola urges the community to take extra precautions to guard their gate motors.

“It has come to the attention of De Deur SAPS that there are nefarious suspects stealing gate motors, and the police are fervently tracing the suspects. We urge the community to fortify security for their gate motors and to refrain from purchasing suspected stolen property from anyone.”

Mahlomola adds that they should also take safety measures for their borehole water pumps.