Sergeant Heinreich Bester of the Boksburg North SAPS expressed his disappointment in the police when it comes to protecting its members against SAPS impersonators extorting money from the public.
The scamster is sending WhatsApp messages to people, pretending to be a police officer by using a photo of Bester in his SAPS uniform as the profile picture, and stating a case of sexual harassment has been opened against them.
Bester explained the photograph of him that is being used was taken for a company that donated to the police station and the station’s spokesperson at the time was aware of it.A suspect was arrested in connection with the scam last year, however, Bester was informed by Boksburg North SAPS detectives that the case was closed because they could not get hold of the person who reported the alleged scamster.
The Advertiser approached the Hawks, who has been investigating these types of scams, for comment but none was received by time of publication.A local doctor, who wished to remain anonymous, was also the victim of a scam involving police impersonators. “He said it didn’t matter as they would still have to arrest me but he could make the case go away and pay her off if I just paid him R10 000 by e-wallet. I said I would find out how to use the e-wallet and get back to him.
The doctor said it was confirmed to him they were people who were phoning from inside a jail trying to extort money.
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