Take care when sending money to relatives via supermarkets – police

Police are probing several fraud cases after money deposited via Shoprite’s shop-to-shop money collection system went into the wrong hands.
Police said cases had been opened where people had deposited money at Shoprite to be collected by relatives at Shoprite branches in other towns.
“There is one such case where R500 was deposited in Shoprite here but the money was withdrawn at a Johannesburg branch and did not go to the intended beneficiary.”
He warned those using this method to ensure that they keep their pin numbers safe. “Do not announce your pin code to anyone. Never allow someone to use your I.D. book withdraw money from Shoprite,” he said.