Northern Cape man arrested for allegedly impersonating traffic chief, defrauding victims – News24
A man in Postmasburg in the Northern Cape was arrested for allegedly defrauding people while posing as a traffic chief.
The Hawks
have arrested a Northern Cape man for allegedly defrauding people by promising
them driver’s licences and vehicle registration papers.
A number of
victims have come forward claiming they were allegedly defrauded by Andrew May,
38, who claimed to be the traffic chief of Postmasburg in the Northern Cape.
According
to police spokesperson, Captain Tebogo Thebe, a docket was opened by the Hawks
in January 2021.
The Hawks
confiscated five cellphones valued at R20 000 from May.
He appeared
in the Postmasburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
May is
being charged with impersonating a peace officer and fraud.
The case
was postponed to 12 April 2022.
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