| 2024/12/10 |
|
Media Statement
GAUTENG – The Pretoria Serious Commercial Crime Investigation (SCCI) successfully executed a warrant of arrest for a wanted fraudster in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday 07 December 2024. The significant fraud case against Musa Kache Chungupengu (41) is from 2018. On 19 April 2018, a complainant received an email purportedly from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in Pretoria to supply 200 boxes of Pure Azoxy Pesticide. The complainant found a supplier, San Marino Trading in Eastern Cape, and was quoted R296 000.00. After transferring the money to the provided FNB bank account, the items were never delivered. Chungupengu was initially detained at Golela Border Gate (KZN) on Friday, 06 December 2024, and detained at the Pongola police station. He was later transferred to Gauteng for the court appearance. He appeared at the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Pretoria on Monday, 09 December 2024. Case has been postponed to Tuesday, 17 December 2024, for a bail hearing. Ends
Enquiries:
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SAPoliceService
|
|
|
