{"id":378234,"date":"2025-07-10T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=378234"},"modified":"2025-07-10T18:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:41:46","slug":"police-impersonators-swindle-woman-out-of-over-n470000-in-licence-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=378234","title":{"rendered":"Police impersonators swindle woman out of over N$470,000 in licence scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria David<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 52-YEAR-OLD woman has allegedly been defrauded of a staggering N$472,000 by an unknown suspect through police impersonation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oshana Crime Investigation Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Fredrick Ndjadila, said the scam, which occurred between 16 and 26 June 2025, was only reported to police on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Ndjadila, the incidents took place on various occasions in Oshakati, Ongwediva, and Oshikango.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ndjadila alleged that the scheme began when the victim was at the Oshakati NaTIS office, awaiting the results of her learner\u2019s licence test. She received a phone call from an individual who convinced her to buy a driver\u2019s licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis initial deception then escalated into a fabricated arrest by individuals posing as police officers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the fake officers informed the victim that she needed to pay a substantial amount of money to avoid arrest, and she withdrew cash and also transferred funds to a Bank Windhoek account as instructed by the fraudsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He indicated that no arrests have been made in connection with the case, and none of the stolen funds have been recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspects remain unknown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David A 52-YEAR-OLD woman has allegedly been defrauded of a staggering N$472,000 by an unknown suspect through police impersonation. Oshana Crime Investigation Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Fredrick Ndjadila, said the scam, which occurred between 16 and 26 June 2025, was only reported to police on Wednesday. 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