Suspect arrested after fraud during vehicle purchase
A 37-year-old Frans Bule Nkadimeng, appeared in the Middelburg Magistrates’ court on Friday, 27 January 2023 on charges fraud.
Nkadimeng reportedly used fraudulent bank statement and payslips to apply for a vehicle asset finance in May 2022. The application of a 2017 VW T6 Kombi 2.0 valued at R570, 885.84 submitted at a dealership in Middelburg was approved and the suspect took delivery of the vehicle and never made any payments.
The suspect was traced and arrested in possession of the vehicle by the Middelburg based Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team on Wednesday, 25 January 2023 in Johannesburg after the matter was reported to the police.
