Suspect accused of R3.7 million fraud after impersonating bank account holder appears in court

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Suspect accused of R3.7 million fraud after impersonating bank account holder appears in court
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When asked to prove his identify, the suspect said that his fingerprints were damaged, which raised suspicion.

The Hawks have arrested a suspect accused of banking fraud worth over R3.7 million. Picture: Armand Hough/IndependentNewspapersA 58-year-old man who was stopped on his tracks as he attempted to commit banking fraud to the tune of R3.7 million, has appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

When bank officials asked him to prove his identify, Kunneke said that his fingerprints were damaged, which raised suspicion. Further investigation uncovered anomalies between the identity document Kunneke supplied and the information entered in the bank's system, indicating that the document may have been forged.

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