MANZINI - The female police officer accused of purportedly obtaining loans from credit providers through fraudulent means has been slapped with six charges under fraud and forgery.
Khulekile Winfred Dlamini (34) of Ntfonjeni is among the syndicate reportedly consisting of police officers, who allegedly obtained loans from credit providers. She faces a total of six counts, three being counts of fraud and the others being of forgery. She appeared before Acting Judge David Khumalo. Dlamini is alleged to have caused Letshego Financial Services (Pty) Limited to suffer a loss of E245 500. The accused is said to have collected personal details of her colleagues, and then made an application for a loan using the details in her possession.
Alleged
It is alleged that she would make the application in the name of the colleague and further provide an account which would bear the name of the ‘loan applicant’. The account holder’s name would, however, have been tampered with to bear the name of the ‘loan applicant’. It is suspected by the credit providers that all the accounts where the money was disbursed, belonged to Khulekile. Letshego was reportedly not the only credit provider that allegedly suffered at the hands of the syndicate, as United Pay, a division of United Holdings, was also allegedly defrauded by the same police officer using the same modus operadi.
It is suspected by the credit provider that the other people who are involved in this elaborate scheme are also police officers. It is believed by the company (Letshego) that there were other individuals involved and some might be within the company. These are allegations whose veracity is still to be tested in court. Meanwhile, according to the charge sheet in count one, the accused was charged with fraud in that she unlawfully defrauded and misrepresented her identity to Letshego Financial Services online, that she was Sabelo Vasco Gama. It is said she misrepresented herself that she was eligible for a loan of E86 500, which was successfully deposited into her FNB account number 625999874. The alleged offence happened in Manzini on February 1. In count two, the accused was charged with forgery whereupon she allegedly unlawfully falsely forged Standard Bank account number 91100001933690, belonging to Sabelo Vasco Gama. It reportedly happened in Manzini in the month of February.
Misrepresented
The female police officer is further alleged to have unlawfully and with intent to defraud, misrepresented her identity to Letshego Financial Services online on December 20, 2022 in Manzini in the third count, where she was charged with fraud. The accused reportedly alleged that she was Nontsikelelo Dlamini and that she was eligible for a loan of E99 000, which was successfully deposited into her Building Society account number 52000440495. In count four, the officer of the law was charged with forgery, where she is said to have unlawfully and falsely forged a national identity card belonging to Phenduka Nontsikelelo Dlamini, whose Building Society account number is 52000440495, and proof of residence for the aforementioned name.
Intent
It is stated that she did this with intent to be granted a cash loan fraudulently to the prejudice of Letshego Financial Services, whereas the FNB account genuinely belonged to her. This reportedly happened in February. Meanwhile, in the fifth count, the accused purportedly misrepresented her identity to Letshego Financial Services online, that she was Myezi Nhlanhla Fana and that she was entitled to a loan of E60 000, which was successfully deposited into her FNB account.
This is said to have happened in the month of March in Manzini. For this alleged offence, the accused was charged with fraud. In count six, the police officer was charged with forgery for unlawfully and falsely forging Myezi Nhlanhla Fana’s national identity and proof of residence, with intent to be granted a cash loan. This allegedly happened in Manzini in the month of March. She was remanded in custody until May 17.
