A fast food delivery man has been arrested with lots of cash and electronic equipment.
Hawks in Mpumalanga are monitoring the trial of the 35-year-old suspect.
He made a brief appearance in the Emalahleni magistrate’s court on Wednesday on the charges of fraud and possession of an illegal point of sale (POS) device.
In a statement by Capt. Dineo Sekgotodi, the man was a staff of a well-known fast food outlet in Emalahleni.
His job description was to deliver food to customers’ homes using a motorcycle.
“During November 2019, the shop manager allegedly received a lot of complaints from the clients about extra charges debited from their bank accounts after paying for their orders on the device provided by the delivery man.”
A Hawks serious commercial crime unit investigation led to the arrest of the man on November 28.
After an intelligence-driven operation, he was stopped while on his way to deliver food.
A POS card-skimming device was found with him.
“The team proceeded to his house where a stolen bank card, external hard drives, laptop, three computer towers, memory sticks, two cellphones, slips and R120,000 in cash were seized for further investigation.”
The delivery man’s next court appearance is on August 28. He is currently in custody.
