Online dating scammers nabbed after Hawks post dummy parcel

24 August 2016 - 13:10
By TMG Digital

The Hawks on Wednesday announced the arrest of four suspected “online dating scammers” in Cape Town.The quartet - two Nigerian men and two local women – “were arrested…on Tuesday night for opening bank accounts with all the banks in South Africa and using those accounts to receive monies from online dating victims”‚ a statement said.

This article is reserved for Sunday Times subscribers.

A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content.

Please visit SundayTimes.co.za in your desktop to view our latest subscription options.

Already subscribed? Simply sign in below.

Sign In

Questions or problems? Email helpdesk@timeslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00.