‘Black dollar’ scam case is postponed

THE case against three people accused of conning a farmer out of R335 000 through a “black-dollar” scam was postponed in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court yesterday.

Benjamin Shammah, 46, a from Uitenhage, and Michael Dave, 42, of New Brighton briefly appeared in court, while the third accused Yolandie Jacobs, 30, of Central failed to attend yesterday.

They are accused of defrauding an Alexandria farmer out of the R335 000 through a “black-dollar” scam, after managing to convince him that they were in possession of R20-million.

A “black-dollar” scam entails conning people into believing that black or coated paper can be turned into bank notes by washing them with chemicals.

It is alleged they washed some of the stained paper in front of the farmer and it turned out to be South African currency. The farmer allegedly then gave them money to buy more chemicals.

The case was postponed to April 4. – Tremaine van Aardt