Working from a Greyton hideout

DAVID Brenton and Craig Fegen said they had nothing to hide, but they have been hiding in Greyton.

Brenton said he was holed up in Greyton and could not leave his Oak Street home at all, not even to go to the supermarket next door, because the town’s residents “think I’m a crook”.

The alleged film industry fraudsters claimed their business had been ruined and were destitute after being evicted because they could not afford rent.

Yet, they are preparing for a film shoot in Morocco and filmed a Vodashop commercial in Cape Town two weeks ago.

They don’t answer calls or respond to e-mails from the victims they allegedly scammed and have changed the name of their film company and e-mail addresses frequently.

They have two men who block access to Brenton and his home telling visitors he’s asleep, in a meeting or driving between Cape Town and Greyton.

Two of his victims in the Renault commercial went to Greyton to search for the duo, but failed.

Weekend Argus gained access by walking past one of the “guards” through the house and into the garden, where Brenton and Fegen were apparently planning the Moroccan shoot.

One of the gatekeepers, who introduced himself as a film production assistant named Angelo, said they were urgently preparing for the shoot and would be leaving soon.

Fegen had tears in his eyes throughout the interview with Weekend Argus, saying he, his partner and his five children had nowhere to go.

Weekend Argus saw two cars that his gatekeepers said belonged to Brenton in front of the house – a black Ford Ranger and silver BMW open-top sportscar.

The duo admitted they owed people money, but blamed Renault and various other companies for not paying them, so they could not pay crew.

Brenton said he had held on to three Renault Dusters at customs to use as leverage to get the company to pay, but after threats of jail, he had returned the vehicles.