SAPS urges residents not to carry large sums of money
SAPS urges residents to consider other options when it comes to carrying as large sums of cash.
KWAZULU-NATAL police are cautioning residents not to carry large sums of money during the festive season. While there have been no reported cases of robberies in the north Durban area, provincial spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane, said there had been incidents in and round Durban.
“We urge residents to consider other options when it comes to carrying cash. Consider other options including carrying as little cash as possible or making use of cellphone banking and internet transfers to pay accounts or ATMs to conduct banking. We are concerned after recent incidents where people are robbed of their cash or even injured in the process,” he said.
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Zwane listed a number of tips for residents depositing large sums of money.
- Never make your bank visits public, even to people close to you
- Do not openly display the money you are depositing while you are standing in the bank queue and avoid carrying money bags, briefcases or openly displaying your deposit receipt book
- It’s advisable to identify another branch nearby that you can visit to ensure that your banking pattern is not easily recognisable or detected
- Refrain from giving wages to your contract or casual labourers in full view of the public rather make use of wage accounts that can be provided by your bank.
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“We would also like to warn all stokvel members to take extra precautions when dealing with large amounts of cash as these types of cases are very prevalent during the festive season when members are sharing money. Stokvels are advised to arrange with their banks to deposit cash into their accounts. Citizens are cautioned not to withdraw large amounts of cash or transport large sums for deposits as often criminals have been tipped off and follow people to and from banks with them intention to rob them,” he said.
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