Raydson Lehlogonolo Ntsala (41) has been remanded in custody by the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on 29 January 2021, in connection with fraud and money laundering charges.
Ntsala was arrested on Thursday, 28 January 2021 at Rustenburg in the North West province by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team.
It is alleged that in November 2017, Ntsala sent the victim an email from what appeared to be a familiar broker’s email, pretending to be her broker. In the correspondence he informed her about an urgent ‘investment opportunity’ that she couldn’t afford to miss.
The victim, who was out of the country at the time of the incident, consequently authorised a R350 000 cash transfer only to learn that she had been conned. This she found out after she called her real broker who had no knowledge of the said transaction.
The unyielding Hawks’ Investigation resulted in the arrest of Ntsala and his recent court appearance.
The case has been postponed to 01 February 2021 where he is expected to apply for bail.
