Fraudsters target tourists with permit scams in Cape Town

TOURISTS are once again being targeted by fraudsters claiming they need a permit to walk down certain roads in the Atlantic Seaboard strip and are using ATM devices to trick unsuspecting victims.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

Jacques Weber, Director of WatchTower Group and founder of the Atlantic Seaboard Response (ASB) said during a latest incident a German tourist was defrauded by criminals who coaxed him into believing that he had to pay a permit to be in that stretch of road.

“Earlier today (Tuesday) another tourist was targeted by fraudsters in De Waterkant. These criminals claim you need a “permit” to walk down certain streets and then trick tourists into paying on what looks like an ATM but is actually a card-cloning keypad,” Weber explained.