Fake R200 notes are circulating in the Durban and Pietermaritzburg area, according to reports – Image: Supplied
Fake R200 notes are circulating in the Durban and Pietermaritzburg area, according to reports – Image: Supplied
It was all going so well for a pair of fraudsters from Durban – until they picked the wrong restaurant to mess with. A popular eatery in the Glenashley region raised the alarm, after noticing that their questionable customers had settled their bill by using FAKE R200 notes.
Fake R200 notes scam RUMBLED in Durban
What’s more, the shameless scammers have done this before. According to arresting officers, these two suspects have been using wads of false dough to purchase goods and services. They’ve also been exchanging their ‘Monopoly money’ for real money.
The counterfeit cash has been seized by the authorities, and a police investigation is ongoing. According to Marshall Security, the fraudsters were arrested shortly after their restaurant visit last week. Their vehicle was spotted on Swapo Road in the Broadway, Durban North area.
Criminals wanted for OTHER fraud cases
A number of fraud cases are now being linked to these two. Similar crimes reported in Glenashley and Ballito now have some prime suspects. As per the security team who apprehended the scammers, multiple fake R200 notes were found inside the car as well.
“Just after midday on Tuesday the Marshall Security Emergency Dispatch Centre received a call from a client at a well-known restaurant on Lindsay Avenue after noticing that they had been scammed by suspects paying with fake R200 notes.”
“The suspects had purchased items from the eatery with the false money, and then also asked for change with yet another fake R200 note, earning themselves legitimate cash, before leaving the premises. Two suspects were subsequently arrested.”
“It was determined that the same suspects were linked to another fraud and theft case, also in the Glenashley area, where the suspects had used the same modus operandi of paying with and exchanging fake bank notes for real ones.” | Marshall Security
