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The Hawks are on the hunt for a Hawks impersonator who defrauded the Polokwane family of a defendant out of 100,000 rand.
The copycat misled the family into believing that he could get rid of the file in a fraud case.
Hawks spokesman Capt. Matimba Maluleke said the fake Hawks officer contacted the family, identified himself as Enos from the Major Corruption Unit in Polokwane and demanded money.
“After the money was paid, the relatives of the defendants became suspicious when the matter was put on the court list instead of what the fake Hawks promised them. They then reported the matter to them. real Hawks who started the investigations.
“While they were busy with their investigations, the Hawks received another report that a false member of the Hawks was demanding money from the family of another accused person. We would like to inform the public that no member of the Hawks can call relatives of the arrested person. people and demanded money for their freedom.
“If they receive such a call, they should know that they are about to be scammed and are asked to report [it] to the nearest police station, “Maluleke said.
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