Hawks arrest more ‘fake death’ insurance claim suspects By Raahil Sain - 01 February 2021
FRAUD PROBE: The Hawks swooped on three people suspected of being part of an alleged syndicate that submitted fake death claims to different insurance companies in Nelson Mandela Bay Image: MICHAEL PINYANA
An insurance broker, her daughter and a former Humewood police reservist have been arrested by the Hawks’ serious corruption investigation team for allegedly defrauding several insurance companies of R280,000.
The suspects are alleged to have submitted fake death claims with the insurers.
Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Philani Nkwalase said they had been arrested in Port Elizabeth and Welkom on Saturday.
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An insurance broker, her daughter and a former Humewood police reservist are allegedly the masterminds behind the defrauding of several insurance companies of R280,000 through the submission of fake death claims.
The trio are still at large but the Directorate of Priority Crimes (Hawks) said on Friday their arrests were imminent.
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