A Durban woman has laid a criminal charge against a “booking agent” who left her stranded after she forked out R7,000 to secure two villas at Zimbali estate in KZN.
According to the affidavit she submitted to the Newlands East police, Hoosen said she contacted a “Mr Elvis” after seeing an advert on an accommodation website in May.Mr Elvis confirmed availability for June 24 to 26, provided banking details and requested that I deposit R2,350 which I complied with.”
Hoosen said she contacted the agent to book another villa for four more guests and paid a further R2,300.“I managed to contact Zimbali management who confirmed that Mr Elvis is scammer and scammed a few people recently. He has since blocked my cellphone number. I did not give anyone permission to defraud me of my money. I request a full investigation into this matter,” Hoosen stated in her affidavit.
“Police said it is highly unlikely that they will get caught. It's happening all the time,” Hoosen said “The complainant alleged that on June 23 at 10am she was defrauded by an unknown suspect who promised to book accommodation for her. The suspect took the money and disappeared.”
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