A Germiston resident, who wishes to stay anonymous, informed the GCN that she and her husband were victims of theft after a fake Ekurhuleni water meter reader walked into their premises, in Driehoek, recently.<\/p>\n
“He was dressed in Ekurhuleni uniform and he drove a blue Toyota Avanza which had the Ekurhuleni sticker and the inscription: water and electricity,” she explained.<\/p>
“He came to the gate and said he was sent to come and record my reading.<\/p>\n
“My husband told him that we have a prepaid meter but he insisted on having a look.<\/p>
“Unfortunately, my husband let him inside the house.<\/p>\n
“He asked for our Ekurhuleni bill and when my husband went to get it, he succeeded in stealing a Samsung Galaxy S4, which was on the table in the sitting room.<\/p>\n
“He quickly viewed the bill, wrote two names on it and said we should report a leaking pipe to either of the names he gave us.<\/p>\n
“He left hurriedly and we discovered that our phone had gone with him.”<\/p>\n
The couple then drove to their local municipality office to complain and they were informed that no one was sent to them and that none of the metro staff use a blue car.<\/p>\n
“This is an eye opener,” said the woman.<\/p>\n
“I want to warn everyone else to be careful of whom they let inside their house.”<\/p>\n