Pretoria – A 50-year-old Serbian man is expected to appear before the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court today.
He is facing charges of fraud, contravention of section 86 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, as well as the contravention of section 49 of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA).
The man was arrested on Tuesday after he was found in possession of ATM card skimming devices when the Hawks raided his house in Alberton.
“During the search, the Hawks found 1 500 bank cards which were already encoded; 26 high-tech ATM skimming devices as well as R14 250 in cash. The arrest came as a result of an ongoing Organised Crime operation, which is aimed at tackling cybercrime,” Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said. – SAnews.gov.za
