A local engineering business was almost scammed by a fraudster.
The business was contacted on October 1 by a man named Eugene, who claimed to have deposited a cheque in the business’ name to the value of R287 924 into the business account.
He said that he accidentally deposited the cheque wrongfully and requested that the money be transferred back to his account.
According to reports the business owner contacted his bank to enquire about the deposit. The bank informed the business owner that the deposit slip was incorrect and that the bank was unaware of the person who made the alleged deposit.
The man had tried to defraud the business using fraudulent deposit slips.
Police are continuing with investigations. The business owner was unable to comment at time of print.
