From travel scams to farm fraud, SA’s swindlers exposed

Like Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev, local grifters use social media, apps and even celebrities to dupe their targets

13 March 2022 - 00:00

Influencer and fashionista Aisha Baker had her 142,000 followers on social media green with envy when she posted pictures of her idyllic holiday in the Maldives in October last year...

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