Criminals are taking full advantage of alternative power products in South Africa.
As homeowners and businesses seek relief from Eskom’s load shedding through alternative power products, criminals are taking advantage by targeting electrical contractors.
South African households have imported over R5 billion worth of home solar equipment over the past year, and this is expected to increase significantly in the country following the solar incentive announcement by the National Treasury in March 2023. However, this booming trend to escape load shedding has also attracted scammers and criminals looking for opportunities to take advantage.that it had received an alarming number of solar panels being stolen from properties, typically during the day while homeowners are at work.targeting the solar installers before they reach their customersCriminals are now reportedly targeting electrical contractor vehicles on the road, stealing all their equipment and solar panels.
The scammers pose as fake contractors, travelling around in an apparent City of Tshwane credit control contractor vehicle.
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