Hawks apprehend additional alleged property sale scammer – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-12-01 10:27:20

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS)

GAUTENG – The Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes court granted a R5000 bail yesterday to an alleged fraudster, involving approximately R3.2 million property sale scam.

It is alleged that in March 2019, the accused Loyiso Sarah Maqabe (47) recruited a beneficiary to receive the property sale money into an unauthorised First National Bank account from a potential property buyer in Bedfordview.

Further investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly intercepted and re-directed the property buyer to a fraudulent email address where they provided new banking details of which over R3.2 million was transferred for the property sale.

The matter was reported to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Johannesburg for further investigation. Through an extensive investigation, police successfully arrested Maqabe’s co-accused, Daliwonga Mpohlo (38) at his residence in Lonehill near Fourways, in June last year and charged with fraud and money laundering on a warrant of arrest.

Mpohlo’s bail was successfully opposed and he pleaded guilty before the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in April this year. On the same day, the court convicted and sentenced Mpohlo to two years direct imprisonment or a R20 000 fine on counts of fraud, money laundering, contravention of the Electronic Communication and Transmission Act, and Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA).

Maqabe was arrested on Friday, 26 November at Glen Marais in Kempton Park. She was subsequently charged with fraud, money laundering, and contravention of the Electronic Communication and Transmission Act, as well Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA).

The case was postponed to 02 February 2022 for further investigation. More arrests cannot be ruled out. 

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