Evidence

The materials below are first-hand documents — bank-statement entries, photographs taken on workshop visits, and screenshots of public media coverage. They support the timeline set out on the My Story page.

Payments to Recon Engines / Wayne Meintjies

Three payments totalling R100,000 were made to a beneficiary recorded as "Engine recon". Bank-statement screenshots:

Bank statement showing R65,000 payment on 13 August 2024 with reference 'Engine recon (FP)'.
R65,000 · 13 Aug 2024 · reference "Engine recon (FP)"
Beneficiary payment history showing R15,000 paid on 22 August 2024 and R20,000 paid on 7 November 2024, both with reference 'Engine recon'.
R15,000 on 22 Aug 2024 and R20,000 on 7 Nov 2024 · reference "Engine recon"

The vehicle in the workshop

Photographs taken at the Recon Engines workshop in Chamdor showing the Range Rover with its front end stripped. The same disassembled state was observed across multiple visits months apart.

Black Range Rover in the Recon Engines workshop with bumper, headlights and front end removed.
Range Rover with front end stripped, in the Recon Engines workshop
Front-on view of the same Range Rover showing the engine bay with components removed.
Same vehicle, front-on. Engine bay open, components removed.

Media coverage

The eNCA "Devi" consumer-watchdog episode titled "Devi | Wayne Meintjies - Recon Engines | 21 September 2025" remains available on the eNCA website at enca.com/shows/devi-wayne-meintjies-recon-engines-21-september-2025, and a Wayback Machine snapshot is preserved in the table below. The full list of public reviews, complaint records and independent victim resources is on the Media page.

WhatsApp chat record

A full WhatsApp transcript covering the period 13 August 2024 to 13 October 2025 is held by the site operator. Selected verbatim quotes are reproduced on the My Story page. The full transcript will be supplied to MIOSA, the courts, or journalists on request. Personal phone numbers are redacted in any public release.

View the raw WhatsApp transcript (text file)

Preserved evidence — Wayback Machine archive

Consumer-review pages, business directory listings and broadcast media pages are sometimes pulled, edited or quietly removed. To prevent that, the following pages have been submitted to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine on 2 June 2026. Each archive is a frozen, time-stamped copy of what the original page said on that date. If an original source is taken down or altered, the link to the right will still resolve.

Original sourcePermanent archive
eNCA — "Devi | Wayne Meintjies - Recon Engines | 21 September 2025" archive.org snapshot
HelloPeter — Recon Engines Chamdor profile archive.org snapshot
HelloPeter — "Avoid Recon Engines and Wayne Meintjies at All Costs" archive.org snapshot
HelloPeter — "This is not a business, it's a blatant…" archive.org snapshot
Independent WordPress record — "SCAM ALERT Wayne Meintjies Recon Engines Chamdor" archive.org snapshot
WordPress — "Wayne Meintjies's modus operandi" archive.org snapshot
WordPress — "Screenshots of some deleted reviews on HelloPeter / Google Maps" archive.org snapshot
Engine Finder — Recon Engines supplier page archive.org snapshot
AfricaComplaints — "Engine Overhaul. Disgrace" archive.org snapshot (31 Mar 2023)
Junk Mail — Reco Diesel Engines seller profile (118 active adverts) Wayback Machine blocked by Cloudflare. Page contents are summarised on the Business Info page; original screenshot pending.

If you find this site useful and want to help, submitting any additional reviews, listings or media you come across to archive.org/save creates a permanent public record. The four Wayback URLs ending in /20260602… were submitted by this site on 2 June 2026.

Verification on request

Original bank statements, vehicle registration documents, and the unredacted WhatsApp export can be supplied for verification to:

Contact details for evidence requests are on the Share Your Story page.