WESTERN Cape police have nabbed two people for romance amounting to over R900 000.
This was after cops from the Provincial Commercial Crimes Cyber Investigation unit conducted a tracing operation in the early hours of Friday, 22 July 2022 in Khayelitsha and Parklands intending to arrest suspects in a romance scam amounting to R930 000-00.
Police spokesman Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said in a statement, “The investigation led to the arrest of a 51-year-old male and a 28-year-old female who we believe are directly involved in a romance scheme, receiving money from their victims, on charges of fraud, theft, and contravention of the prevention of organised crime. Electronic devices that were found on the premises were seized.”
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Swartbooi added, “Once charged, the suspects are expected to make their court appearance in the Atlantis Magistrate court on the mentioned charges.”