Taun Bewsher - Cederberg UltraMtb

[splat]

11 hours ago, Belinda Roxburgh said:

There is definitely something off. Repeatedly sending fraudulent proof of payments to clients and landlords and massage therapists and renting bicycles and not returning them but actually selling them and cancelling trips and tours last minute and not refunding people or only refunding them when they go to war. It all sounds pretty criminal to me. I literally have messages and voice message on my phone where he pretends to be Mike Walters who was the person I thought I was paying for my spectacular Cederberg UltraMTB experience...

I imagine that he feels that he is the victim of this series of unfortunate events

[NGM]

13 hours ago, Belinda Roxburgh said:

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, seems I was misinformed this morning and Taun is once again a free man😭

I don't quite understand how it's possible, have been told now that the case is not criminal but rather Civil case and has been closed🤔🤔😥

I am at a loss now, seems he has some family member that is an advocate and that's that. 

All I can suggest is that everyone that has been affected sends an email to Gavin- actionclass@mweb.co.za , he tried to do this few years back however didn't get enough people interest  Perhaps it is time for that?

Very disappointed, however at least he has had some bad press and hopefully by the time he gets going again people will be more aware.

Bad press indeed:

https://www.2oceansvibe.com/2025/03/26/somerset-west-adventure-tourism-conman-taun-bewsher-arrested-for-fraud/

[117]

5 minutes ago, splat said:

I imagine that she feels that he is the victim of this series of unfortunate events

Fixed it... that's what his wife feels like at the moment 

Im sure he is well aware of his actions and plays the woe is me card to get out of the dwang. Its much like cricket i guess, scoring ones and two's gets the tally up and hitting a peach of a six when it comes along (using the epic to scam people). He may very well resort back to the little stuff to stay under the radar, but as you do in cricket, you get out sooner than later. 

[NicholasT]

5 minutes ago, 117 said:

Fixed it... that's what his wife feels like at the moment 

Im sure he is well aware of his actions and plays the woe is me card to get out of the dwang. Its much like cricket i guess, scoring ones and two's gets the tally up and hitting a peach of a six when it comes along (using the epic to scam people). He may very well resort back to the little stuff to stay under the radar, but as you do in cricket, you get out sooner than later. 

To continue the cricket analogy……… or someone like Alan Donald comes along and delivers a furious bouncer that you can’t defend. 

Edited Thursday at 06:23 AM by NicholasT

[Shebeen]

14 hours ago, Belinda Roxburgh said:

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, seems I was misinformed this morning and Taun is once again a free man😭

I don't quite understand how it's possible, have been told now that the case is not criminal but rather Civil case and has been closed🤔🤔😥

I am at a loss now, seems he has some family member that is an advocate and that's that. 

All I can suggest is that everyone that has been affected sends an email to Gavin- actionclass@mweb.co.za , he tried to do this few years back however didn't get enough people interest  Perhaps it is time for that?

Very disappointed, however at least he has had some bad press and hopefully by the time he gets going again people will be more aware. 

Sounds like it's time for the legal experts to give their views. @Harryn still around?

I would like to think that multiple cases opened up would add some weight, if so anyone involved before should really join this effort listed above.

[wolver]

13 hours ago, Belinda Roxburgh said:

There is definitely something off. Repeatedly sending fraudulent proof of payments to clients and landlords and massage therapists and renting bicycles and not returning them but actually selling them and cancelling trips and tours last minute and not refunding people or only refunding them when they go to war. It all sounds pretty criminal to me. I literally have messages and voice message on my phone where he pretends to be Mike Walters who was the person I thought I was paying for my spectacular Cederberg UltraMTB experience...

What I would love to know is how to find information on a person's insurance claim records. I have seen a few references to insurance claims. My SAPS detective was all fired up yesterday armed with fresh case numbers and quite confident for bail hearing. This evening he sounds defeated and has assured me the case will be closed. I will talk to Bolhuis detective tomorrow

Theft is a criminal offence right? Did he not get a Specialized Levo that was never returned, this should be the case to pin him on a "criminal" over civil case?

[FootballingCyclist]

2 hours ago, NGM said:

Bad press indeed:

https://www.2oceansvibe.com/2025/03/26/somerset-west-adventure-tourism-conman-taun-bewsher-arrested-for-fraud/

Must have threatened with lawyers letters as this has been removed.

[ChrisF]

1 hour ago, wolver said:

Theft is a criminal offence right? Did he not get a Specialized Levo that was never returned, this should be the case to pin him on a "criminal" over civil case?

 

Media suggests he was arrested for ONE case, the amount hinting at @Belinda Roxburgh case.

 

Thus the aledged Specialized issue is not part of this arrest.

[117]

Does anyone know the spez guys in Stellenbosch? Maybe ask them to comment or provide a case number, or the facts if any

[117]

57 minutes ago, FootballingCyclist said:

Must have threatened with lawyers letters as this has been removed.

Thats just typical of him, much like he did to the hub recently

[Shebeen]

1 hour ago, FootballingCyclist said:

Must have threatened with lawyers letters as this has been removed.

Clearly the Mike Bolhuis crew isn't too concerned with lawyers letters, as this is the source of that article.

YOU MAY SHARE THIS PUBLIC DOCUMENT

https://www.mikebolhuis.co.za/post/success-project-taun-bewsher-persistent-scammer-and-fraudster-arrested-part-3

[Pandatron]

He seems to have become very adept at his modus operandi, I fear the firewood story overshadows the amount of craft he's putting into the latest stuff and the defense.

[Belinda Roxburgh]

2 hours ago, ChrisF said:

 

Media suggests he was arrested for ONE case, the amount hinting at @Belinda Roxburgh case.

 

Thus the aledged Specialized issue is not part of this arrest.

I was extremely frustrated reading the article because it really didn't cover the whole story. The Stellenbosch case mentioned is regarding the bicycle., R127000 We also had three other cases R37000 Andrew H ( same tour as mine ), the massage therapist R15000,  Paarl case number, the Landlord many false pops, and another from Melbos. All of us sent false pops preceded and followed by many promises to refund, apologies and apparent confusion as to why the funds haven't reflected. Classic is him booking massages for epic with false pop and then when his entry withdrawn he sold his * massages * to third party. I don't have that person's details yet..

[117]

Did you manage to get an update from the detective yet? 

[Mike Dewing]

10 hours ago, DJuice said:

Brings me back to the cost order. Was it paid? Grounds to apply for sequestration?

An application to force someone to liquidate business or otherwise starting costs are R75 000.. i was advised of this late last year😰

[DJuice]

1 minute ago, Mike Dewing said:

An application to force someone to liquidate business or otherwise starting costs are R75 000.. i was advised of this late last year😰

Nie ligte musiek!!!

Not paying a cost order, grounds for contempt of court?