[TOP STORY] 24 cases linked to mall ‘dating scam’ syndicate

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‘We can call it a romance scam. They were busy pretending to love and like these women, whereas they knew they would just kidnap and rob them,’ says SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.

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