As fear over the coronavirus grips Mzansi, criminals have
taken the opportunity to scam unsuspecting people.
On Monday, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) warned the
public about criminals going to homes claiming to be representatives of the
bank and telling them to hand over cash as it was “contaminated” with the
virus.
In a statement, the Bank said it was not removing any cash
from the public.
“These criminal
elements carry fake SARB identification and provide false receipts in lieu of
the banknotes ‘collected’, which they purport can be collected from any of the
banks," said the Bank.
“The SARB has neither withdrawn any banknotes or coins nor
issued any instruction to hand in banknotes or coins that may be contaminated
with the virus."
The Bank said it would never, under any circumstances, send
its employees or representatives to collect cash from the public.
“If members of the public are approached by individuals
purporting to be SARB employees or representatives to hand in their cash, they
should refuse and contact local police.”
The Bank said there was no evidence that the coronavirus
was transmitted through the use of banknotes or coins.
On Monday afternoon, 62 positive cases of coronavirus had
been reported in SA. Sowetan
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