Hawks and Sekhukhune Tracing Team arrested an alleged fraudster suspect (27) at Groblersdal on 26 July 2025 for vehicle fraud.
It is alleged that during April 2023, the accused applied for a motor vehicle finance at WesBank to purchase a Ford Ranger Raptor valued at over R1.3 million. The accused allegedly attached the bank statement and employer’s payslip as requested. The application was processed and approved.
The dealership contacted the accused to notify him about the success of his application. He went to the dealership in Polokwane to collect a car accompanied by two men (suspects). The accused failed to make payments. The bank tried to contact him without success. WesBank conducted a forensic audit and noticed that the accused used fraudulent documents during his application.
The matter was reported to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in Polokwane for assistance. Investigation was then conducted which led to the arrest of the first accused person on 02 January 2024. Further investigations revealed that the arrested suspect (27) assisted the accused to defraud and collect the vehicle from the dealership.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in Polokwane on 28 July 2025.
The Provincial Head of the Hawks in Limpopo Province Major General (Adv) Gopz Govender welcomed the arrest of the suspect. He is confident that the Hawks’ SCCI team will crack this case.
