GARETH VAN ONSELEN | From Tokyo to Timbuktu, SA’s scams are boundless

Don’t make the mistake of thinking this sort of behaviour is particular to Tokyo Sexwale. Scamming is a national ANC pastime

28 April 2021 - 19:49 By Gareth van Onselen and gareth van onselen

“We’ll scam the scammers, Morty. And we’re gonna take them for everything they’ve got,”  Rick Sanchez sums up Zigerion scammers, “the galaxy’s most ambitious, least successful con artists”.  ..

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