Durban man nabbed for selling fake medical certificates

Durban man nabbed for selling fake medical certificates

A Durban man has been arrested for allegedly selling fake medical certificates out of an internet cafe.

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The Health Professions Council of South Africa says they got word that a KwaMashu doctor's details were being fraudulently used on the certificates.

 

Authorities were tipped off about the operation and raided the premises in KwaMashu, along with metro police.

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They found a man selling the fake medical certificates for R150, using the details of three registered practitioners.

 

A laptop and tower were confiscated.

 

The suspect is expected before a magistrate soon to face a charge of contravening of the Health Professions Act.

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