Witbank – On November 8, 2014 Ms Maureen Scheepers was on her way to work when she stopped at Klipfontein to draw money.
“There was no one around, so I got out my car, walked up to the ATM and put my card in. I chose the language and next thing I heard a BMW pull up next to me and someone jumped out,” she said.
Her assailant grabbed her by the wrist and said ‘Put pin, put pin!’
“I hesitated and felt him press his gun against my back, I put the pin in and he quickly pushed the cancel button, the card jammed,” she added.
The robber snatched the card out from the machine and ran off, got into the BMW and drove away.
“I immediately called my bank. I was on the line for about two minutes when they answered my call, I was told that the account had been emptied, only 30 cents remained,” said Scheepers.
According to what Scheepers was told by the bank, there were a total of four transactions in those two minutes, two of which were ATM withdrawals, while another two involved her card being swiped at two separate machines situated in the Tasbet Park area.
A security guard stationed at the garage near the ATM saw what had happened and called it in, within minutes the police arrived and were able to assist Scheepers with her report.
“I closed my account and opened a new one fearing they would get access to other information related to my account,” said Scheepers.
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