Deputy Defence Minister Levi Mayihlome allegedly lost US$850 online to Zodwa Mkandla impersonator.
Someone posing as Mkandla lured Mayihlome, to invest in a certain deal, promising substantial returns from “online cash trading.”
According to a police report, Mayihlome initially transferred US$200 to a mobile number registered to one Gilbert Makombe. He was later advised that he made a profit of US$5,300.
He was informed that for him to withdraw the profits, he was supposed to deposit another US$650 which he did.
Mayihlome became suspicious when the scammers demanded an additional US$365 for “inland tax revenue.”
