[VIDEO] Queueing for queen’s kroon: Residents sign up for R1400p/m offer
CURIOUS: Residents line up to sign up for monthly payout in Pecan Street in Bonteheuwel. Picture: Monique Duval
Trouble is brewing in Bonteheuwel as hundreds of sukkeling residents are queueing for hours for money and vouchers from the “Queen of Sheba”.
The claims by “agents” have caused confusion among the residents who have been waiting outside various houses in the early hours since last week in the hopes of registering for their promised cash and vouchers.
The Daily Voice visited one of the sites in Pecan Street yesterday where residents explained that the Queen of England and the Queen of Sheba were offering South Africans Shoprite vouchers to the value of R1400.
But in order to receive the vouchers or cash, some residents were asked to pay R20 or R30.
They identified a woman who had been recruiting them by registering their personal details on a website.
A resident, who asked not to be named, says she arrived at one of the registration centres in Jakkalsvlei Avenue on Monday where she was told she would get a R1400 Shoprite voucher.
“I signed up because I was thinking about my children.
“This agent Narina told me I can register and sign people up but this doesn’t look right to me,” she says.
The Daily Voice contacted two agents, who both refused to comment.
Local Ward councillor Angus McKenzie says residents alerted him to the issue last week: “I informed them that I was not aware of anything and nothing had come past the council and we would try to get more information. The residents were told they would get R1400 cash for three years.”
He says on Monday he addressed the crowd and cautioned them against sharing their personal details: “I know that in the next few weeks when people aren’t paid their money, it will be made my problem.”
He rubbished claims of royalty handing out cash to Cape Flats mense.
“One must be realistic here. Here you have the Queen of England or the Queen of Sheba or the Queen of my best friend’s dog handing out trillions and no government knows about it.”
An agent, who tackled McKenzie for spreading “misinformation” on WhatsApp, is former music and theatre producer, Dr Boebie Hamza, who identified himself as a representative of the African Kingdom Federation.
Hamza says: “There is a lot of confusion. I know nothing about Shoprite vouchers.
“This thing is legal as hell. I serve in an organisation known as the African Kingdom Federation.
“It represents all the kingdoms throughout Africa.
“At the helm of the Kingdom is Queen Sheba III and she was in South Africa and she is currently in the DRC.
“The African Union is involved so when we talk about the money that is being paid out, there is a new currency in Africa called the Lumi.”
According to several websites, Lumi is described as a new currency that originated in Jamaica.
It is designated as the official currency of the Economic Community of the African Diaspora 6th Region as well as the African Kingdoms Federation.
It is underwritten by 100KWh of solar energy and gold, and 1 Lumi equals US $15.96 (R230).
Hamza says the queen will give everyone in Africa 6.26 Lumi which equates to over R1400 for every month until October 2023 “to assist with poverty alleviation and to roll out the currency”.
“It’s a non-fiat currency backed by energy and paid out in gold,” he explains.
He says those who have registered will get their funds on 28 September and that $302 billion has been allocated to South Africans.
Hamza distanced himself from the agents and said registration on the app is free.
WEALTH: Queen of Sheba III. Video supplied
Daily Voice finance columnist Moeshfieka Botha warns the agents could be running a scam and that any registered Financial Services Provider must disclose their FSP number.
“If someone tells you that you should invest a R20, so that you can get R1400 in return for it in 30 days time – they must be able to show you their FSP number as allocated to them by the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA),” she says.
“I urge consumers to not give their personal details which include their identity numbers, addresses and bank details to just anyone.
“When criminals have access to this information, they can clear your bank accounts, make debt in your name and use your identity to commit other crimes.”
The Daily Voice contacted the South African Reserve Bank and Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA), who said yesterday that they were looking into the matter.