IS only four days since Senzo’s death . . . and already cellphone thugs are trying to make a quick buck out of the tragedy. Singer Kelly Khumalo, who was football star Senzo Meyiwa’s lover and the mother of his daughter, has been hit by a simcard scam! On Tuesday night Kelly’s friends, including the author of her book, Melinda Ferguson, singer Wanda Baloyi and Athi Geleba all received messages from Kelly’s cellphone number asking for financial assistance. This is apparently the number of the phone which cops confiscated as part of their investigation following the murder on Sunday night. Wanda unfortunately fell for the scam and deposited R3 500, thinking she was helping a friend in need. Speaking to Daily Sun, an angry Wanda said: “I can’t cry about it but I’m sad people can use such a situation to make money.” She said it makes her ask questions about the morality of some of the people in the country and the ability of the police to protect citizens. “I’m glad I’m OK and nothing has happened to me but I cannot just forget about it,” she said. Athi said she sent Kelly a message of condolence and got a reply saying it was Kempton Park Police Station which needed R3 100. “But then I realised something was wrong,” said Athi. “I tried to call the number but no one answered so I informed the police.” Speaking on Kelly’s behalf, Percy Vilakazi said cops took phones on the night of the shooting. “I can confirm that the number of the phone with the cops is the one that has been used in this scam,” he said. “We encourage the people who received the message to report the case to the police. “People must know this doesn’t come from Kelly.” Brigadier Neville Malila said: “It is requested that Wanda goes to the nearest police station and lays a charge. “The investigation team will look into the matter.” He said the phones taken at the scene were handed back to their ownersyesterday. #Dpk
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:20:25 +0000