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Various Paarl Post articles tracking Colin Rall activities from October 2006 (in Afrikaans)
18th September 2007 - Peoples Post - 103KB
4th October 2007 - Southern Sububs Tatler - 252KB
5th October 2007 - Eikestadnuus - 16KB
5th October 2007 - Helderberg District Mail - 13KB
5th October 2007 - SAPS Journal Online - 13KB
RADIO NEWS REPORTS
Source: 567 Cape Talk - Your No.1 News and Talk Station
Police confident of arresting con artist 9/17/2007 7:39:09 AM
The police's commercial crimes unit says it is on the verge of arresting a con artist who has been scamming it's companies out of laptops.
The man, who goes by the name Colin Rall, claims he represents a company called Pro Rugby SA.
Police say the man orders laptops and even provides proof of payment, but it takes a day or two for the companies realise they've been conned.
Source: 567 Cape Talk - Your No.1 News and Talk Station
Police close in on alleged swindler 9/17/2007 3:14:10 PM
Cape Town police say they are hot on the trail of an alleged con artist, who's been scamming companies out of laptop notebooks.
The commercial crimes unit says it hopes to arrest the man (who uses the alias "Colin Rall") by the end of today.
Rall has allegedly been ordering laptops from various IT companies, using fake proof-of-payment documents.
One company says the brazen fraudster has cost it at least 50-thousand rand.
Source: 567 Cape Talk - Your No.1 News and Talk Station
Woman claims she was conned out of 300-thousand 9/17/2007 4:38:26 PM
A Mpumalanga couple say they were defrauded out of 300-thousand-rand, by a man who's been targeting IT companies in the mother city.
An EWN investigation has found Colin Rall (who claims to work for a company called "Pro Rugby SA") has allegedly defrauded several firms.
He orders laptops by providing what looks like legitimate proof of payment. But a few days later, the fleeced companies realise the money's not in their accounts.
Police have since confirmed Colin Rall is an "alias" used by the suspected con artist, adding they plan to arrest him by the end of today.
Standerton resident, Sandra Botha, says she's been trying to track down Rall for 2 years.
Source: 567 Cape Talk - Your No.1 News and Talk Station
Victims of IT scamster want justice 9/19/2007 12:24:37 PM
The victims of an alleged con artist say they hope justice will be served.
Colin Rall has allegedly swindled several companies out of an estimated 350-thousand rand over the past few years.
But there may be more, as police still have to calculate and confirm the exact impact of his trickery.
Rall was exposed after an IT company sent EWN an e-mail, warning other companies to be vigilant.
Rall claims to be a buyer for Pro Rugby SA and orders laptops.
He then gives falsified proof of payment, before exiting a firm's premises with the goods.
Mpumalanga resident Susan Botha says she and her husband were conned out of 300 thousand rand, when Rall "sold" a Pro Rugby SA franchise to them.
Source: 702 Talk Radio - Your No.1 News and Talk Station
Rising ire in Cape Town IT circles as conman remains free 9/22/2007 11:57:56 AM
A Cape Town IT company that's been scammed by an alleged fraudster, says the conman is much talked about in business circles.
Eyewitness News first revealed alleged trickster Colin Rall's modus operandi a week ago; he orders laptops from IT firms then disappears after giving false proof of payment.
It has been established that Rall owes hundreds of thousands of rand to companies and individuals.
He has a previous conviction against him for similar offences.
Open Minds IT Solutions' Peter Luke - whose company was also scammed - says Rall is notorious with the IT world.
Luke says he is aware of other companies which have suffered a similar fate at Rall's hands.
He further says police have had opportunity to arrest the conman, but still have not done so.
Luke puts this down to police incompetence.
Source: KFM 94.5 - The Cape's No. 1 Hit music Station
Laptop fraudster in court 10/3/2007 9:37:29 AM
An suspected fraudster, who has allegedly conned at least fifteen Cape Town companies out of hundreds of thousands of rands, will appear in the Goodwood Regional Court.
37 year old Colin Rall was arrested at a backpackers in Stellenbosch on Monday after police had been on his trail for months.
Rall allegedly ordered laptops, provided companies with false proof of payment and then disappeared with the stock.
Mpumalanga resident, Susan Botha, who was conned out of R300 000, says she's relieved Rall has been caught.
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