Zingisa Ntsunguzi (39), is the fourth accused arrested for a case of fraud regarding a Business Email Compromise cyber-crime (BEC) where almost R2.2 million was stolen from Black Royalty Minerals company during December 2021.
A case was registered at Bramley police station in March 2022. It was then assigned to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime investigator. The Chief Financial Officer at Black Royalty Minerals (BRM), had noticed that the business email account was compromised after receiving emails from clients regarding the new FNB account number. This prompted an investigation that revealed that several emails were sent, which purported to be from the CFO informing clients that BRM has changed its banking numbers and that future payments should be made into the new provided bank account number.
Further investigations revealed that invoices, which amounted to R2 198 740.27, were already paid to the fraudulent FNB account number. During the investigations, it was revealed that the account number belonged to Elpatra Business Solutions (PTY) LTD. Tsakane Shihambi (42), was listed as a sole director of the said entity. She was arrested on 31 January 2023.
Further investigation revealed that funds were transferred to different account numbers, including R261590 that was disbursed to Ntsunguzi’s account. She was arrested at South Gate mall on Tuesday, 23 July 2024, and appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 24 July 2024, where she was released on a warning.
The case was postponed to 22 August 2024, where she will join her co-accused in the form of two foreign Nationals Akintomide Tayo Folarin (39) and Toussaint Dossou-Alowanou (53). The pair was arrested on 11 April 2024, and granted R50 000 bail each.
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