An article was posted on News24 recently warning that 'bank followings' are on the increase. There was a case not long ago in Obs when someone was followed home all the way from a bank in Pinelands where he had drawn a large sum of cash. As I remember he was held up at gunpoint outside his house. The article quotes Snr Supt van der Ross, the commander of Cape Town's 'war room', as saying that there has been 'a steep steep increase' in this form of crime. Typically a 'spotter' will loiter inside a bank and contact his accomplices by cellphone when he spots a target. According to van der Ross there is no uniformity in the policies of different banks re. cellphone usage inside banks: police have viewed footage of criminals entering banks wearing sunglassess and caps! The police seem to be struggling to get the necessary levels of cooperation from the banks, in spite of convening a meeting at the end of January of reps from the top five banks. According to van der Ross, they have not been particularly cooperative. Every bank should, for example, have a floor manager who actively monitors what is happening inside the bank. Suggestion: ask you branch manager what they are doing about this. Here is a link to the article: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2472687,00.html
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