“People lost money after they purchased a variety of goods. We continue to warn people, but they do not seem to listen,” he says. One of the most common scams involves vehicles advertised at incredibly low prices.
Once the money is paid into the seller’s account, they stop answering calls. In some cases, scammers even convince victims to pay the full price before disappearing. Police warn that it is almost impossible to catch the criminals as they immediately withdraw the money and transfer it to several other bank accounts.
The owners of these bank accounts are usually residents of the Western Cape. The police also issued a stern warning to people who let others use their bank accounts. Anyone who lets another person pay money into his or her bank account and then withdraw it for them, usually for a fee, is also guilty of fraud.
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