WATCH: Bogus nurses steal R10k from 60-year-old woman
An old woman was scammed almost R10 000 by bogus nurses in Linksfield urges people to be aware of who they allow in their houses.
A woman who had R10 000 stolen by bogus nurses urged people to be aware of who they allowed into their homes.
Linksfield resident Marjorie Montgomerie (60) said her daughter had organised for two women who claimed to be nurses to stay with her last December, as she did not want to be alone in the house.
“I did not want to be alone in December so my daughter got me these two nurses to come and stay with me,” she said.
“I had bought my daughter’s child a little remote car for Christmas and it was not working so [the nurses] offered to return it to Checkers. I realised while they were gone that my original debit card was missing and I immediately called the bank to stop it,” said Montgomerie.
However, when the two women returned from the shops they brought back Montgomerie’s card and said they had taken it by mistake. No money had been withdrawn from her account.
According to her, when the two nurses then left on 4 January, she had not realised that they had taken the replacement card that she had obtained from the bank. “When I went to the bank four days later, I saw that… an amount of almost R10 000 [had been spent]. [One of the nurses] had gone to Checkers at Balfour Mall to buy groceries and then shopped at Cash Converters on 4 January.”
Montgomerie said she went to Checkers and Cash Converters and examined the CCTV footage which showed the woman in the stores.
She also later realised that there was a white residue left in her glass every time the nurses poured a drink for her. “I thought I was overreacting at that time but I realised that they might have been drugging me,” said Montgomerie.
“These people were singing hymns with me, praying with me and going to church – so if you are bringing people to your home, just be very aware.”
Montgomerie has since opened a case at the Sandringham Police Station and praised the police for their co-operation. “I don’t know if they have changed the staff, but they are definitely not the same people and their attitude turns an unpleasant experience into something you can handle,” she added.
The case has since been moved to Norwood Police Station and is under investigation.
