A woman from Ivory Park was allegedly defrauded of R20 000 after responding to a caller pretending to be from Clydesdale Bank in the United Kingdom.
According to Ivory Park police, the caller is alleged to have told the victim that she was due to inherit a London-based company which her late father was a co-beneficiary.
“She fell for the story hook, line and sinker and went on to fill the papers emailed to her by the caller, and then deposited the R20 000 in two [transactions]. First R11 000 and then R9 000,” said the spokesperson for Ivory Park Police Station, Captain Bernard Matimulane.
He said the 26-year-old victim became suspicious when the same caller came back to her with another demand for R150 000.
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“Their line was that the money was to be converted into foreign currency. She went to one of the well-known banks in the country where she was told that the whole thing was a fraud. She immediately opened a case of fraud at Ivory Park Police Station,” added Matimulane.
Ivory Park Police Station commander Brigadier David Ngcobo warned the public about such scams.
“If it sounds too good to be true, chances are it is fraudulent. And, instead of falling for these, please notify the police as soon as possible, and never give out intimate information such as your identity documents and banking account details to strangers whose background you do not know,” concluded Ngcobo.
Details: Ivory Park Police Station 011 990 9600.
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