Arrest made in holiday booking scam
A large number of people have fallen victim to this crime.
Another spate of holiday bookings scams hit the South Coast over the festive season, with several holidaymakers complaining to the Herald that they had been conned out of thousands of rands.
In several cases, holidaymakers had arrived at their holiday destination only to find that the accommodation had already been let or that the advertised establishment was a private home.
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The good news is that Margate police have made a breakthrough.
Detectives last Thursday arrested a 35-year-old woman for committing fraud.
Police spokesman Sergeant Sibu Ncane said, “The woman advertised fraudulent holiday accommodation and upon receiving payment would disappear with the client’s money.”
The woman appeared in the Ramsgate Magistrate’s Court on several charges related to the scam.
Bail was denied and the case has been postponed to January 9.
The police believe that many people have fallen victim to this scam, and are appealing to others who have been defrauded to contact Warrant Officer Petro de Wit at 039 3129800.
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