Romance scammers continue to lure victims while police beef up clampdown efforts

Police have made a breakthrough with the arrest of a man who allegedly helped a Ghanaian national scam a former teacher from Limpopo of R1.8m

09 December 2024 - 04:30

As authorities continue with their efforts to clamp down on romance scams, police have made a breakthrough with the arrest of a man who allegedly helped a Ghanaian national scam a former teacher from Limpopo of R1.8m. The man was arrested after being on the run for a year. ..

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