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Conmen lurking around city

Home Crime and Courts Conmen lurking around city

By Tunomukwathi Asino

WINDHOEK – City Police has alerted the public to be careful, as there are conmen pretending to work for members of Cabinet, with the aim to separate the public with their hard-earned cash.

A member of the public recently received a call from someone pretending to be a “special advisor” to the Prime Minister whose car was allegedly stuck and called someone to e-wallet him some money.

Senior Superintendent from the City Police, Gerry Shikesho, urged members of the public to verify the identities of the callers before sending any money.

Shikesho further said during this time of the year when parents are looking for places for their school-going children, conmen swindle parents by coming with forged forms which they give to parents to sign, by claiming they will find placements for them in schools, he informed New Era last week.

New Era previously reported of a Windhoek female resident who was swindled out of N$700 while mourning the death of her brother.

The woman, who refused to be named for fear she could become a laughing stock of her community said her brother passed away on November 30 last year, and she then placed a notice in a local daily, with her contact details. The woman received a phone call from a man who claimed he was also in tears about the death, because her brother was his friend and claimed he was in Gobabis.

The man informed the woman his father would donate five goats to help with the funeral, but his vehicle did not have fuel and asked the woman to send him N$700 to go and fetch the goats.

He further informed the woman he would send his brother to deliver the goats. It was agreed the money would be sent via e-wallet since the banks were apparently too crowded.

The funeral came and went and the goats never arrived as promised by the unknown conman.