A scam involving love and ‘magic’ is currently conning women in the province out of their hard-earned cash.
Criminals are targeting older, widowed or divorced women by pretending to be attracted to them and offering to have a relationship with them.
They then influence the scam victims to resign from their employment for better investment opportunities, or convince them to consult a traditional doctor who can supposedly multiply cash using black magic.
Many women have fallen victim to this modus operandi.
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Police say it is not easy to investigate cases where there has been an exchange of cash in a romantic relationship, and are making an appeal to the fairer sex to be alert at all times and not fall victim to opportunistic con-men.
Women are warned to be vigilant at all times and not trust anyone with their life savings.
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