MEMBERS from the Durban Commercial Unit arrested a 76-year-old man for fraud to the value of R2.4 million in the Durban Central Business District on 20 May.
It is alleged that the suspect has been going around posing as an attorney and was hired by a family to round off their estate, believing that he was a practicing attorney.
The suspect transferred the amount of R2.4 million into his personal account and spent the money on his personal expenses.
Major Thulani Zwane from SAPS said: “Further investigation revealed that the suspect was not a lawyer and the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society confirmed that the suspect was not a practicing attorney. The suspect was arrested at his business premises in Smith Street in Durban. He will appear in the Commercial Crimes Court today, 21 May facing charges of fraud.”
Zwane said the investigators believe that many people have fallen victim to the same scam by the suspect, and they are urged to come forward and open cases.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Mmamonnye Ngobeni applauded the interception of the fraud suspect.
“We are appealing to anyone who might have been defrauded by the suspect to come forward and open cases so that they will be fully investigated,” she said.
