South African mayor recently joined the metro police in a targeted night operation to impound luxury vehicles driven by self-proclaimed cryptocurrency and forex “traders” operating with fake or missing registrations.
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Mayor Hill-Lewis joined Cape Town police in an operation to impound luxury cars with fake registrations.Fraudulent crypto syndicates are using Tiktok to flaunt assets, impacting South Africa’s digital market.A report showed 2 major South African cities now host corporate-style, international scam centers.Authorities say these vehicles are frequently used as physical status symbols by “finfluencers” to lure victims into fraudulent investment setups. During the operation, authorities impounded a silver Mercedes-AMG GLE valued at over $153,000 (2.5 million South African rand) that was fraudulently registered as a white BMW. Police also arrested the driver of an unregistered BMW 3-Series.
