Staff Reporter
POLICE are investigating two separate fraud cases reported in Tsumeb and Katima Mulilo, involving alleged unauthorised transactions totalling nearly N$100 000.
In Tsumeb, a complainant reported that N$60 900, which had been deposited into his FNB account as a loan, was transferred to another FNB account without his authorisation.
According to the Namibian Police weekend crime report, the incident was reported on Friday at a house in Tsumeb.
The complainant said he received the loan on Thursday. However, in the early hours of Friday, he received a notification through his banking application indicating that the money had been transferred from his account.
He told police that he had not received any phone calls, SMSs or messages requesting his banking details, card number or one-time password (OTP).
No arrest has been made and the money has not been recovered. Police investigations are continuing.
Meanwhile, in Katima Mulilo, an unknown suspect allegedly used the bank card number of a 66-year-old Namibian man to make an unauthorised online purchase worth N$39 040.
The incident was reported on Friday at Bank Windhoek in Katima Mulilo.
Police said the suspect has not yet been arrested and investigations are ongoing.
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