EASTERN CAPE – Enoch Khumalo (21) is in custody after his court appearance at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court yesterday, 11 March 2022.

Khumalo was arrested on fraud allegations by the Mthatha team of the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation on 10 March 2022 in Orange Farm outside Johannesburg.

It is alleged that in June 2019, the complainant discovered that her cellphone had no network and she contacted the service provider. She was informed that someone did a sim swap on her number. A month later, she discovered that she lost more than R179 000 after several fraudulent transactions. The matter was reported to the Hawks for investigation.

The accused has been transferred to the Eastern Cape where he will appear in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 14 March 2021.

Source: South African Police Service