Western Cape police have arrested a 42-year-old Nigerian swindler for an alleged romance scam. The Nigerian national was handcuffed this week following a multidisciplinary operation by officers attached to the Commercial Crime Investigation unit. Romance scam Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said reports suggested that the complainant, a Canadian…
The South African Police Service(SAPS) warns of romance scammers, after a victim was swindled of an estimated R24 million. The 42-year-old Nigerian citizen was apprehended in Table View in Cape Town on Tuesday. ROMANCE SCAMMERS BIG PAY DAY According to police report, the victim- a Canadian citizen- claims she met…
Eight Nigerians aged between 33 to 52 were arrested for Internet scams, money laundering and international-wide scale financial fraud in Cape Town early today. According to reports, those arrested were members of the Black Axe that preys on widows or divorcees and scammed them out of their millions. Six leaders…
Police fear a West Australian woman found dead in South Africa may be the victim of foul play, after she travelled to the country to see a man she met on an online dating service. The body of 67-year-old Jette Jacobs, from Wagin, south of Perth, was found in a…
South Africa has no shortage of dating apps, including Grindr and Tinder. If you’re looking for a casual hookup, services like Tinder and Grindr are available for South Africans. But what about South Africa’s lesbian population – are they covered by services like Grindr, or is the app only meant…
A woman’s heartbreaking story about getting tricked out of her money went viral as people were amazed by the details Sthembile Duma, who is in her 50s, had her life ruined after meeting and falling in love with someone on the internet Online users were up in arms when they…
An army of fake sangomas using a combination of hallucinogenic drugs, romance scams, and promises of spiritual encounters with departed ancestors is spreading across the country. The scam is so alarming that the South African Police Service (Saps) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has set up a special task team…
Prisoners with cell phones play an ever-increasing role in the underworld of scams and the relentless exploitation of innocent public. Prisoners orchestrate elaborate schemes from inside their cells with a cell phone, warns an expert, with the Department of Correctional Services turning to technology to try detect and address the…
A manhunt has been launched for Zimbabwean man, Amos Tineyi Kampinya, 44, who is wanted by the Hawks in connection with a fraud and theft case. Picture: Hawks The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, has launched an extensive manhunt for Zimbabwean man, Amos Tineyi Kampinya,…
Cape Town – The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) reportedly arrested a Nigerian national this week, in connection with over R196 million in alleged online romance scams and business fraud. The alleged cybercrime kingpin, James Aliyu, was arrested at a Sandton estate on Wednesday, reports said. Aliyu appeared at the…
