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ESKOM scam uncovered >> Con artists prey on the elderly FEVER REPORTER
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CAM artists, masquerading as Eskom employees, have been trying to get into the homes of pensioners. Thecon artists appear to be trying to get credit card details or attempting to get a detailed layout of the houses and security measures. Police and security companies have received reports of the scam in Kloof, Hillcrest and Waterfall. THIS IS HOW THE SCAM WORKS: >>The pensioners first receive a phone call from a person purporting to be an accredited Eskom solar renewable energy agent. >>They then set up appointments tomeetthepensioners in the evening and at their homes. >> Once there they take photo-
graphs of the interior and exterior of the houses, and promise huge discounts on solar installations. Pensioner Heather Schneemann (67) from Waterfall said she was promised a saving of R70 000 off her electricity bill over five years if she bought their product. “They phoned about a month ago for the fourth time after having missed three appointments. The woman on the phone pleaded with me. She said she was accredited with Eskom. “She knew my address and arrivedat5.30 pm.Itwasdarkoutside.” The pensioner clearly remembers the woman as someone in her 30s, neatly presentable, with Mediterranean features, who was ‘effervescent and flamboyant’. SEE MORE ON PAGE 4
August 23, 2013
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Wires of death KALISHA NAICKER WITH pain etched onto her face, a grieving aunt clutches onto her threeyear-old nephew’s teddy bear after the child was killed when hetouchedanillegal electricity connection at the Stockville Informal Settlement last week. See page 3 for full story.
Nondi Noholoza sitting where the child was killed. PHOTO: KALISHA NAICKER