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E-banking fraudster still in custody

By Dave Glazier, ITWeb journalist
Johannesburg, 16 Aug 2006

Court proceedings for a Nigerian bank scammer have been postponed to 2 October. He is alleged to be the kingpin of an international crime syndicate and was found in possession of about 50 Standard Bank and First National Bank customers` login details.

"The accused, John Martins, is still in custody," says National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesman Makhosini Nkosi.

The NPA, he adds, will provide the court with a charge sheet in due course, but he refuses to comment further on the investigations.

On 29 June, Martins`s bail application was denied in a Cape Town magistrate`s court.

The Nigerian entered SA illegally, but gained legal residency status while here through marriage to a South African woman, the Scorpions said some weeks ago.

It is expected Martins will be charged with fraud and theft. The two banks involved have indicated that not a huge amount of money was stolen.

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