4 bust for R3m life insurance fraud
2013-02-04 11:35
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Durban - Four men were arrested in Durban for allegedly
claiming a R3m insurance payout fraudulently, KwaZulu-Natal police said on
Monday.
The men, linked to a local funeral parlour, were arrested on
Saturday.
They allegedly took out life insurance for Themba Nene,
whose family buried him in March 2011, at two insurance companies, spokesperson
Captain Thulani Zwane said.
One of them allegedly posed as the deceased's brother.
The first company paid out a R3m insurance claim last year. The
second claim had not been paid yet.
Death certificate
Police discovered the Nene family were unable to get a death
certificate after the funeral parlour told them the deceased's identity
document was missing.
The funeral parlour promised the family that once they had
the identity document they would apply for a death certificate.
"On January 24 this year the Nene family got a visit
from an employee of the funeral parlour who told them that the identity document
had been found and that the death certificate was being processed."
The employee brought the death certificate and the identity
document to the Nene family the following day.
"He brought something extra for the family, R15 000
cash. He told them the funeral parlour was thanking them for their patience
since Themba's death."
The death certificate however indicated that the man died in
September 2012.
They allegedly used the man's ID to take out life insurance
policies and provided false information to the insurance companies.
The four men, aged between 34 and 66, were due to appear in
the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Monday on fraud charges.
- SAPA
