Cape Town – Two former petrol attendants received suspended prison sentences after they were convicted for card fraud, while another alleged card cloner was nabbed when paying at a luxury hotel.
Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani said the pair, Thembalethu Jamani, 33, and Xolani Mbangi, 28, who worked as petrol attendants at Sasol garage in Blue Downs were sentenced on Wednesday at the Blue Downs Magistrates Court.
“During July 2018 they colluded with and poured fuel for cash-paying customers using cloned bank cards. This resulted in the pair unduly pocketing about R6 390 in cash.
’’The pair were each sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment wholly suspended for five years on condition that they are not convicted of fraud during the period of suspension. Additionally, they were both declared unfit to possess a firearm,” said Hani.
Meanwhile, Oladimeji Ayodeii, 39, appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate Court on Tuesday for cloned bank card fraud after he was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team.
“It is alleged that on April 4, Ayodeii checked in at the Southern Sun Hotel in Cape Town and paid using a cloned bank card. The Hawks’ team was summoned to the scene by the management and found Ayodeii still at the establishment.
’’This was after a Nedbank card division investigator alerted the staff to the suspicious transaction,” said Hani.
Ayodeii was arrested and was remanded in custody until April 12 for his next court appearance.
Cape Times