Jacobus Hendrik Luttig (43) and his company Vixheim Trading Pty Ltd (juristic person) made a brief appearance before Augrabies Magistrate Court on Thursday, 11 June 2026. The duo are facing 14 counts of fraud, 15 counts of cyber forgery and 13 counts of cyber uttering.
The accused was arrested by Upington Serious Commercial Crimes team arrested on Wednesday, 10 June 2026.
Mr Luttig stands accused of misleading investors between June 2024 and February 2025, while acting as the Director of Vixheim Trading Pty Ltd. He purported his company to be registered with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and authorised to offer low to medium risks trades. Investors were promised that they can request regular withdrawals of their profit and that their capital invested is guaranteed and will not be affected. Consequently the accused falsified investment statements indicating to the investors sustained growth on their investment. Some investors made withdrawal request but did not receive their payouts, capital investments also vanished with a combines loss of R1 420 000 00.
In an unrelated matter, another set of Serious Commercial Crimes team members arrested Livonis Johannes Louw (39) on the same day as the other arrest. Mr Louw has been charged with 22 counts of fraud.
Allegations are during March 2024 and December 2025, Mr Livonis Louw as an employee of Orangerivier Wynkelders, purposefully and unlawfully, falsely with intention to defraud misrepresented to his employer and its suppliers by altering bank account numbers of suppliers replacing them with his own personal banking details. The company suffered losses amounting to R4 310 568.25.
The two matters made a brief appearance before Augrabies Magistrate Court and Upington magistrate Court respectively. On the first matter Mr Luttig was granted bail of R5 000, while on the second matter, Mr Louw was granted bail of R4 000. Both cases are expected back in court 13 and 16 July 2026.