Another fraud syndicate arrest

Update

KAROO NEWS - Another arrest was made in the credit card fraud case involving R1,7-million. On Monday 9 March, Khaya Nogando (43) joined Shehzad Akmal (35), Muhammed Moosa (39) and Saver Iqbul (47) inside the Correctional Services facility in Middelburg.

Initially, four Pakistani nationals, accused of operating the fraud syndicate, were arrested on 4 March for operating a fraudulent credit card scheme in the Karoo.

Charges were withdrawn against one of the four during their first court appearance on 5 March, leaving Akmal, Moosa, Iqbul and now also Nogando, to face the judge. The arrests were made in Graaff-Reinet and Middelburg.

The suspects were set to apply for bail on 11 March, but the application was postponed until 25 March.

On the day of their arrest, about 55 credit cards were found in their possession. Eastern Cape police spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, explained that it is alleged that the suspects recruited groups of five unemployed people in Beaufort West and transported them to Graaff-Reinet with a promise of employment.

"The unemployed were then taken to the Dr Beyers Naudé Municipality in Graaff-Reinet to get an address confirmation, and were supplied with three months' falsified payslips. The suspects then ordered them to open a credit card account of up to R35 000. The money was then allegedly withdrawn by the syndicate."