| Additional fraudster nabbed for more than R1 million speedpoint machine fraud | |
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| Date Published: | 2024/11/09 |
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Media Statement
EASTERN CAPE - A 41-year-old suspect will appear before the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 11 November 2024. The suspect was arrested by the Queenstown based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation of the Hawks at East London on 8 November 2024 for allegations of fraud. His co-accused Dylan Buzz Strydom (27) was arrested by the Queenstown SCCI on 23 September 2024 where he appeared before Mthatha Regional Court on 25 September 2024 and released with R500 bail. It is alleged that the complainant, a Tsomo Hotel owner was approached by someone who introduced himself as an employee of Yoco Technology (Pty) Ltd. The suspects are reported to have sold three (3) speed point machines for R3500 to the complainant. It is further alleged that after a few months of using these speed point machines, the complainant realised that the sales money was not going into their business account and decided to open a case of fraud with the Hawks. The investigations ensued and revealed that the bank account where the sales money was going into, belonged to the arrested suspect residing in East London. Further investigations established that the suspect colluded with Strydom to defraud the complainant. The transactions worth R1.2 million took place between July and September 2023.The investigations culminated in the arrest of the suspect on 8 November 2024. The suspect will be a prisoner in transit from East London to Mthatha where he will make his first court appearance before the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes on 11 November 2024.
The Provincial Head of the Hawks, Major General Mboiki Obed Ngwenya applauded the swift response and proper utilisation of expert investigation skills by the team.
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