Postmasburg residents have been urged to heed the safety tips issued by the police following a spate of ATM scams and housebreaking incidents.
The local station commander, Lt Col Andries Witbooi made an appeal to residents in and around the mining town to be vigilant and not to become victims of ATM scams.
Victims have been scammed by individuals who offer to assist them at ATMs. Within minutes, the victims receive bank notifications of money being withdrawn.
Witbooi warned that victims are informed by scammers to insert the bank cards differently. In doing so, their original bank cards disappear.
He urged community members to withdraw money at the tills inside supermarkets and to avoid using ATMs when alone, especially at night.
According to Witbooi there also has been an increase in housebreakings recently.
He says many of the housebreaking incidents were reported in the evening and when residents were away and had failed to inform their neighbours about their absence.
Anyone with information regar- ding these scams is requested to contact Witbooi on 082-495-4692 or the Vispol commander, Capt.Neville Ruiters, on 079-529-3898.
