{"id":184730,"date":"2018-08-15T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/184730\/police-warn-against-bogus-cops-asking-for-money-for-recovered-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2018-08-15T08:47:15","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T06:47:15","slug":"police-warn-against-bogus-cops-asking-for-money-for-recovered-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/08\/15\/police-warn-against-bogus-cops-asking-for-money-for-recovered-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning: Police won\u2019t ask for money if your stolen vehicle is found"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Germiston SAPS are warning the community to be vigilant as people are masquerading as police officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people call our complainants who have had their vehicles stolen and tell them that their vehicles have been recovered.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey then tell the complainant that they need to pay for their services at Shoprite or through eWallet,\u201d said Const Maxwell Mabunda, communications officer for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, as the South African Police Service, will never ask the community to pay for our services using eWallet or at a retailer.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/184534\/police-warn-community-about-unsettling-trend\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police warn community about unsettling trend<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/184530\/man-ordered-to-leave-vehicle-and-run-by-alleged-hijackers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man ordered to leave vehicle and run by alleged hijackers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mabunda advised community members that if they receive such a call they should not pay any money but should rather visit their nearest police station to report the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not know where they are getting complainants\u2019 information from, but should your car be stolen and then found an officer will call you and ask you to come to the police station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever be tricked into paying money,\u201d Mabunda said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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