News24 | Changing fortunes: KZN man faces court for using fraudulent documents to buy a car

A 29-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal was arrested after he allegedly purchased a Toyota Fortuner motor vehicle on credit by submitting fraudulent bank statements and a fraudulent payslip.

A 29-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal is alleged to have purchased a Toyota Fortuner motor vehicle on credit by submitting fraudulent bank statements and a fraudulent payslip to the financial institution in Delmas, Mpumalanga.

According to the Hawks, he was arrested after the financial institution turned to them when they discovered that the suspect had used fraudulent documents.

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“The suspect was arrested on Saturday,” Lieutenant Colonel Magonseni Nkosi said.

The car, worth R455 900, was handed over to the suspect in October 2020.

According to Nkosi, since it was driven out of the dealership, not a single instalment was paid.

The suspect is expected to make his first court appearance in Delmas on Monday.

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