Farmer charged with cheque fraud, had no funds
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
The accused person is alleged to have on June 15, 2016 at Droonlargte farm in Lobatse issued the cheque to one Otisitswe Kaboyamodimo as a payee whilst he knew he had insufficient funds. Smit was arrested in connection with the incident.
Granting him bail, magistrate Tumelo Amos instructed the accused person to bind himself with P2,000, produce one surety who will bind themselves with P1,000, desist from committing any offences whilst on bail and report himself to Lobatse police station fortnightly.
That sounds like good news. But the report also warns that this may simply be because our digital economy is still young, not because we are safe. As more people shop, bank and pay online, criminals will follow.We Batswana do not need a report to tell us that danger is real. Many of us have heard of or fallen victim to KYC scams. A caller impersonates your bank or mobile money provider. They say they need to “verify” your account. They ask...