The Germiston SAPS has been experiencing high volumes of scams relating to false advertising on social media.<\/p>\n
A number of reports filed by residents detail a scam in which fraudulent car dealers advertise cars for sale on their sites or advertise car deals intended for private sales.<\/p>
\u201cInterested buyers are instructed to send a set amount of money as a deposit, securing the sale of the vehicle before they have physically seen the car,\u201d said Const Maxwell Mabunda, communications officer for the Germiston police.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen buyers eventually arrive at the suggested meeting point, they find no one.<\/p>
\u201cWe are appealing to residents to please be alert at all times, and not to fall victim to cyber crimes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not put down-payments on items you have not seen.\u201d<\/p>\n
In most cases, the con artists will not want to meet the buyers until money has been deposited into their account.<\/p>\n
These scammers reportedly provide wrong addresses, change their cellphone numbers and disappear upon receiving payments.<\/p>\n
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