Enatis Fraud

Good morning,

My name is Wimpie Nel. I was a Captain in the South African Police at the Commercial branch and I am assisting finance houses and rent-to-own vehicle companies with fraud investigations. Over the last few years fraud at the Department of Transport licensing offices has escalated into a multibillion organized crime network. The following types of fraud are being committed:

1. Introduction of Stolen Motor Vehicles onto the National Traffic Information System by creating A New Record. The stolen motor vehicles are registered, and “legal” registration certificates are produced. The identity of these motor vehicles (i.e. chassis and engine numbers) May have been changed. The necessary source documents may have been presented to the unsuspecting National Traffic Information System official, or a corrupt National Traffic Information System official may have registered the motor vehicle without the required source documents.
2. Re-introduction of Stolen Motor Vehicles by Using Current Motor Vehicle Records on the National Traffic Information System, the Criminals May assign a new identity to the record (i.e. altered chassis and engine numbers) to indicate those on the stolen motor vehicle or assign a new identity to the stolen motor vehicle (i.e. altered chassis and engine numbers) to indicate those on the National Traffic Information System record.
3. Re-introduction of Stolen Motor Vehicles by Using Similar Motor Vehicle Records on the National Traffic Information System. Stolen motor vehicles are also “legalized” by using a similar legally registered or deregistered motor vehicle record on the National Traffic Information System. This record is then registered in the name of a new titleholder and owner without the consent of the lawful owner and titleholder of the record. A counterfeited registration certificate may have been presented to the unsuspected National Traffic Information System official, or a corrupt National Traffic Information System official may have registered the motor vehicle without a registration certificate. This criminal act will only be discovered when the actual owner of the motor vehicle associated with the record attempts to license his vehicle.
4. Re-introduction of Stolen Motor Vehicles by Using the IDENTITY of DEREGISTERED Motor Vehicles (Scrapped or Exported). The criminals may purchase a scrapped vehicle, for example, from a scrap yard or auction with the intention of obtaining the deregistration certificate and the identity of a motor vehicle on the National Traffic Information System: or acquire only a deregistration certificate (e.g. counterfeiting a manual deregistration certificate) for a motor vehicle record (does not purchase the motor vehicle) that is indicated as deregistered on the National Traffic Information System. A similar motor vehicle is stolen, and the identity of the stolen motor vehicle is changed to indicate those of the above-mentioned motor vehicle record. This motor vehicle is then registered, and a “legal” registered certificate is produced.
5. Registration of Stolen Motor Vehicles Without the CONSENT of the Owner. Stolen motor vehicles are disposed of by registering the motor vehicle record in the name of a new titleholder and owner. In most instances, the motor vehicle is identified, registered and only then stolen. This is to avoid the possibility that the vehicle is marked as being stolen on the National Traffic Information System. The registration certificate that was issued is handed over to the unsuspecting buyer. A counterfeited registration certificate may have been presented, or a corrupt National Traffic Information System official may have registered the motor vehicle without a registration certificate.
6. Re-introduction of Stolen Motor Vehicles by Using DORMANT Or UNUSED Records. Stolen motor vehicles are also introduced onto by using dormant or unused (i.e. duplicate) records on the National Traffic Information System and assigning a new identity to those records (i.e. altered chassis and engine numbers). The duplicate records on the National Traffic Information System are the result of the combination of the 23 previous systems into one comprehensive motor vehicle system: A motor vehicle may have been registered on more than one of these previous independent systems. A police clearance (a required source document for the amending of chassis and engine numbers) may or may not have been presented. These motor vehicles are then registered, and “legal” registration certificates are produced.
7. Re-introduce stolen motor vehicles by using the identity of motor vehicles sold on POLICE AUCTIONS.
8. Register stolen motor vehicles by presenting FALSE POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES. Stolen motor vehicles are legalized and/or the identity of the motor vehicles are changed by acquiring and presenting false clearance certificates. These police clearances may have been falsified by the criminals or may have been illegally issued by a corrupt police official.
9. Register stolen motor vehicles BEFORE the motor vehicle is MARKED as STOLEN by the police. Previously, if a motor vehicle was stolen, it was marked on the South African Police Service Circulation System as stolen. The information was then sent to the South African Police Service Vehicle Tracing Unit headquarters. It was then their responsibility to mark the vehicle on the National Traffic Information System. Because of the lack of direct access to the National Traffic Information System, this process took a few days.
10. ILLEGAL Exportation of Stolen Motor Vehicles.
11. Register Stolen Motor Vehicles in CO-OPERATION with A CORRUPT National Traffic Information System or South African Police Service Official.
12. ILLEGAL Importation of Motor Vehicles.
13. Acquire DUPLICATE Registration or Deregistration Certificates. Criminals are illegally obtaining duplicate registration certificates for legally registered and deregistered motor vehicles. Motor vehicles of the same model and color are then stolen, the number plates are changed to indicate the registration number of the vehicle for which the duplicate registration certificates were issued and then stolen vehicles are sold (as the original motor vehicles) and the registration certificates are handed over to innocent buyers of these vehicles. The new titleholders will then attempt to register the vehicle and may succeed if the document control number of the registration certificate is not entered.

If you have any similar issues or you have a client that absconded with a financed or rented vehicle and you need it tracked or you need a fraudulent application investigated call me at any time. My company website is www.verifraud.co.za.