Fraudsters arrested after purchasing cars at auction
01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author
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Three people were arrested, after they allegedly purchased cars at Limpopo auctions with fraudulent bank documents.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi says the provincial health and social development department held a number of auctions to sell their old cars in July last year.
He says a criminal syndicate produced forged bank deposit slips in order to register, and then successfully bid for 11 cars worth R300,000.
Mulaudzi says the syndicate then sold the cars off to other people for cash.
The Hawks began an investigation and three people, including the alleged kingpin, were arrested.
Six cars were subsequently recovered in Polokwane, Seshego and Thohoyandou.
The suspects will appear in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court soon.
