Arthur Moyo embarked on a spree of fraud related offences dating back to 2017, using bogus documents to acquire financing worth R1.6 million.
Most of the insurance fraud scams in SA were in the funeral insurance space in 2020. Dishonest claimants and syndicates purchased dead bodies from morgues and stole identities in order to get their hands on the cash, according to ASISA.
A group of former Nelson Mandela Bay municipal employees appeared in court for charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering.
An internal investigation revealed more than R8 million was paid to service providers while no evidence could be found whether the service providers rendered the actual services.
SIU investigators, with the assistance of the Hawks, raided the offices of the Ratlou Local Municipality in the North West.
The UIF’s acting commissioner Mzie Yawa has said that they have identified dozens of other fraud cases and more arrests will be made
Two friends were allegedly found in possession of fake medical certificates from private doctors and public hospitals around KZN.
Doctor Tony Moodley was sentenced to community service and supervision – but no jail time – for fraud charges dating back to 2007.
A woman from the Free State, who travelled all the way to Durban to see a vehicle, is now sitting without a large sum of money, as well as, the car.
A couple has appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court to face 14 counts of fraud related to their alleged “discounted” holiday scam.
Charmaine Koch had worked for Dundee-based company, Glendee Fertilizer and Lime CC which she had defrauded over a five year period.
DA councillor Nora Grose is accused of siphoning off R170 000 from the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS)
The municipal official was bust for fraud after adding her name as a beneficiary to a colleague’s pension fund, stealing R907 000.
Former attorney’s Ronald and Darren Bobroff appealed against a High Court order which granted the Asset Forfeiture Unit around R103 million.
An East London man was convicted on several charges of fraud for using cloned bank cards to buy fuel. He racked up an amount of R133 000.
She’s been on the run for nearly six months, but the Hawks are still hunting for Annica Van Staden – after she swindled money by selling occupied houses.
The law quickly caught up with fraudsters who went on a four month spending spree racking up more than R600 000 worth of bank card debits.
The Democratic Alliance says it would be impossible to track electoral fraud without a voter’s full ID number
The Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court ordered Eugene Rossouw to pay back a victim after he was convicted of fraud related to an investment scam
According to evidence filed in court in the fraud matter the total paid for non-existent goods was allegedly R30 756 613,13.
Estelle Burgess swindled the grand sum of R13,4 million over a period of ten years while she worked as a creditor’s clerk
A Durban shipping industry professional is faced more than 140 charges including fraud, corruption, forgery, theft, uttering and money laundering in the Special Commercial Crimes Court in Durban on Tuesday.
South African consumers have been warned to be vigilant against rising fraud and identity theft which has risen by 300% according to the SAFPS.
More than 200 SASSA cards were seized by police on Monday. Bank cards from various financial institutions were also confiscated.
The complainant in Durban said his business partner’s card was being used by the nurses while he laid in hospital and even after he died.