A 79-year-old man from a farm near Hochfeld in the Okahandja district fell victim to a fraudulent scheme involving a female suspect. 

According to Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga of the Namibian Police, the suspect contacted the victim by phone, falsely claiming to be an employee of FNB. She informed him of a suspicious withdrawal of N$4,000 from his account and offered to reverse the transaction.

The suspect requested sensitive information from the victim, including the CVV (the card verification value (CVV) is the three digits at the back of a credit or debit card) and his PIN. Shortly after, the victim received an OTP (one-time pin), which the suspect also requested for 'verification'.

The suspect then transferred N$49,090 from the victim's FNB account to a Bank Windhoek account and immediately withdrew it.

Police investigations are ongoing, but no arrests have been made, and the stolen funds have yet to be recovered.

Report: Emil Xamro Seibeb
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