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5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by dridowu: 12:52pm On Jul 08, 2016
CAPE TOWN - A Cape Town woman and her Nigerian husband, together with four Nigerian accomplices, were arrested on Thursday in connection with an alleged online dating scam.

According to a police statement, the six are to appear in the Cape Town District Court on Friday on fraud charges.

Police said two were arrested in Burgundy Estate and the others at their apartment in Summer Greens.

The arrests resulted from an ongoing investigation into an online dating scam in which unsuspecting female victims were targeted and robbed.

Thus far, seven victims have come forward who have been conned out of a combined amount of close to R400,000 police said.

It is alleged that the suspects created fake accounts on online dating sites to lure women.

The suspects chatted with the victims for a while before starting to come up with different scenarios which would see women depositing or transferring money to the banking details which the suspects provided.

The 31-year-old Cape Town woman, who allegedly received the money via money market transactions, was found with R50,000 in cash when she was arrested.

All women who had been victims of online dating scams were urged to come forward so that their matters could also be investigated.

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/six-to-appear-in-cape-town-court-for-online-dating-scam

Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by 14(m): 2:21pm On Jul 08, 2016
dridowu:
CAPE TOWN - A Cape Town woman and her Nigerian husband, together with four Nigerian accomplices, were arrested on Thursday in connection with an alleged online dating scam.

According to a police statement, the six are to appear in the Cape Town District Court on Friday on fraud charges.

Police said two were arrested in Burgundy Estate and the others at their apartment in Summer Greens.

The arrests resulted from an ongoing investigation into an online dating scam in which unsuspecting female victims were targeted and robbed.

Thus far, seven victims have come forward who have been conned out of a combined amount of close to R400,000 police said.

It is alleged that the suspects created fake accounts on online dating sites to lure women.

The suspects chatted with the victims for a while before starting to come up with different scenarios which would see women depositing or transferring money to the banking details which the suspects provided.

The 31-year-old Cape Town woman, who allegedly received the money via money market transactions, was found with R50,000 in cash when she was arrested.

All women who had been victims of online dating scams were urged to come forward so that their matters could also be investigated.

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/six-to-appear-in-cape-town-court-for-online-dating-scam



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criminals all over, people dint wanna work anymore. they must rot in jail
Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Nobody: 2:23pm On Jul 08, 2016
Why na? Make them learn to protect their nation's reputation na
Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by martineverest(m): 2:23pm On Jul 08, 2016
diz ppl have made the noun,'nigeria' synonymous to scam and phishing.thus,the name,'nigerian prince'..

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by kirchofff(m): 2:24pm On Jul 08, 2016
Lol, na norm 4 here na
Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Nobody: 2:24pm On Jul 08, 2016
Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Femich18(m): 2:24pm On Jul 08, 2016
Nawa o...Scammers everywhere. Anyway let them face the music...
BTW...Name Checkers will totally be disappointed because they will use even a microscope to search for the names and it will still remain unknown

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by elkonS: 2:24pm On Jul 08, 2016
bad day NCAN ...bad day...

**press release**
from the office of the name checkers association, yaba branch.we suspect foul play in the news report above.WE DECLARE IT INCONCLUSIVE also we suspect foul play in denying us our right to carry our duties.
yours sincerely,
P.R .O.NCAN

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Nobody: 2:25pm On Jul 08, 2016
name pls? lemme guess...Yoruba

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by dridowu: 2:25pm On Jul 08, 2016
Bad news but yet no food for name checkers association

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Nobody: 2:25pm On Jul 08, 2016
Prayer for clients

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Proffdada: 2:25pm On Jul 08, 2016
No names
I've been scammed by the OPundecided

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Nobody: 2:25pm On Jul 08, 2016
Ada9103:
Ftc
for your dream

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by ichommy(m): 2:26pm On Jul 08, 2016
dridowu:
Bad news but yet no food for name checkers association

grin
Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by ALAYORMII: 2:26pm On Jul 08, 2016
E don tey wey yansh don dey back

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by largehead: 2:27pm On Jul 08, 2016
14:


criminals all over, people dint wanna work anymore. they must rot in jail
where is d Job?

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Femich18(m): 2:27pm On Jul 08, 2016
elkonS:
g
Space booker I hail you
Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by kennyjodeci(m): 2:28pm On Jul 08, 2016
And na names wey I come check sef....you nor fit see Igbo names for this kind news nah...we are good people..Igbo Kwenu

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Nobody: 2:28pm On Jul 08, 2016
Teensway:
name pls? lemme guess...Yoruba
I bet ur region is filled of saints. cheesy

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by mikkypel(m): 2:28pm On Jul 08, 2016
With the current Situation, don't you think Scam is the next thing, We ain't lazy but the hardwork is not even worth it..

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by seunny4lif(m): 2:28pm On Jul 08, 2016
Which kind rubbish be this grin grin grin grin
No names and i come run here shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
Where the Mod dey self angry angry

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by seunny4lif(m): 2:28pm On Jul 08, 2016
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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by gidimasters(m): 2:29pm On Jul 08, 2016
14:


criminals all over, people dint wanna work anymore. they must rot in jail
lol, no be work

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Ada9103(f): 2:29pm On Jul 08, 2016
cry
Teensway:
for your dream

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by MrPIE(m): 2:29pm On Jul 08, 2016
Only the gullible fall for Online Dating Scams these days...
Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Zwchicka(f): 2:29pm On Jul 08, 2016
I still don't understand how people can still fall for such silly scams undecided

Yes scammers are bad but the victims are even worse. Stupid, desperate gullible fools.

If someone asks you to send money and you send it then I think you are more of the fool angry

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Nobody: 2:29pm On Jul 08, 2016
Femich18:
Nawa o...Scammers everywhere. Anyway let them face the music...
BTW...Name Checkers will totally be disappointed because they will use even a microscope to search for the names and it will still remain unknown

We of the California chapter of NCAN already know it's them grin

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Nobody: 2:32pm On Jul 08, 2016
herbie27:
I bet ur region is filled of saints. cheesy
pls quote me reasonably. don't waste your mb...buhari change also affects the internet.

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Re: 5 Nigerians & 1 South African Arrested In Cape Town For Online Dating Scam by Erfolg: 2:38pm On Jul 08, 2016
After now, someone would say they are killing Nigerians in south Africa, when all they are majorly involved in is crime. Let me ask, if some set of foreigners come into nigeria and always try to dupe us, would we not try and drive them out of the country? Nigerians should learn to be good ambassadors and represent this country well, its not a tribal issue. Several guys i have tried to convince that nigerians are not criminals dont even know what yoruba or igbo is, they just tell you Nigerians are criminals, lets give NIGERIA a good name and not tribalise everything.

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