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Afu Obtains Order Return Victim R17 Million Stolen Online Scam
Asset Forfeiture UnitRef: https://www.npa.gov.za/media/afu-obtains-order-return-victim-r17-million-stolen-online-scam
Official source
Source domain: npa.gov.za
Collected on 27 June 2026
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What this means
The document reports that the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) obtained a High Court forfeiture order for R1.7 million held in a Standard Bank account in the name of Mandisa Ntauzana (Pty) Ltd, to be forfeited to the State and paid to the victim of an online pension scam. The forfeiture follows a preservation order under section 38 of POCA and relates to funds diverted from the victim’s pension through an online fraud scheme. It outlines the sequence of events from January 2025 to June 2026, including court orders and the involvement of the Consolidated Retirement Fund and an attorney firm in the pursuit of restitution to the victim.
Facts
Places
Eastern Cape
Reference
https://www.npa.gov.za/media/afu-obtains-order-return-victim-r17-million-stolen-online-scam
Amounts
R 1 700 000
Key Takeaways
- party: AFU (Asset Forfeiture Unit)
- court: High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division, Makhanda
- amount: R1.7 million
- recipient: victim of online scam / sole beneficiary of pension
- entity: Mandisa Ntauzana (Pty) Ltd
- date_preservation_order: 22 January 2026
- date_forfeiture_order: 19 June 2026
- section: POCA 121 of 1998, section 38
- bank: Standard Bank
- case: online scam involving diversion of pension funds
- attorney_firm: Dold and Stone Attorneys, Port Alfred
- CRF: Consolidated Retirement Fund
Dates
Closing Date
22 January 2026