{"id":225239,"date":"2019-12-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225239\/germiston-saps-warns-of-internet-car-buying-scam\/"},"modified":"2019-12-05T16:17:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T14:17:47","slug":"germiston-saps-warns-of-internet-car-buying-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/05\/germiston-saps-warns-of-internet-car-buying-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston SAPS warns of internet car selling scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the festive season approaches, the Germiston SAPS has noticed a scam doing the rounds on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>The criminals will advertise a car for sale and when a potential buyer shows interest in it, he\/she is asked to deposit some cash into an account so that the car can be reserved for them.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The buyer is then asked to meet them at a certain place for collection of the car; however, when arriving at the meeting place, the buyer finds that the people are nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\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\/225197\/police-warn-of-bank-card-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Police warn of bank card scam<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225095\/woman-arrested-with-suspected-looted-goods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woman arrested with suspected looted goods<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When they call the contact number they were given, the phone call does not go through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe money has already been paid to the criminal and the perpetrator is now nowhere to be found,\u201d said Const Maxwell Mabunda, communications officer for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge the community to be careful of this kind of crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever give your money to someone before you confirm that the deal is real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e 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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Ashley Kiley (Journalist)\u00a0<strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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