Gauteng Hawks’ head, major general Ebrahim Kadwa, has commended the investigation team for successfully apprehending the additional alleged fraudsters involved in unauthorised debit order transactions where bank clients have lost approximately R18 million collectively.
This as two additional accused, Ravenda Singh , and his son Andrew , Directors of a Durban based call-centre, Sub User, were nabbed on 4 May 2022, in Johannesburg.
“On the same day, the pair appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court and were each granted R30,000 bail,” said Hawks spokesperson Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu. “The accused allegedly created fraudulent bank payment system to collect debit orders for call-centres which resulted to unauthorised debit orders. Numerous clients from several banks country-wide, reportedly lost their hard-earned cash through the R99 debit order withdrawn fraudulently between November 2018 and February 2019,” said Mulamu.
Foster was arrested in February this year at OR Tambo International Airport whereas Marsden’s apprehension was effected in October last year at the Cape Town International Airport. Foster and Marsden are also directors of the Durban based call-centre companies, Blue Debit and Talent Base.
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