Cape Town dubbed the 'new Lagos' of dating scams as women lose millions
Cape Town is centre of scams targeting vulnerable women
10 November 2019 - 00:03
A dating scam that has swindled middle-aged women out of billions of rands has turned Cape Town into an international cybercrime capital...
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