South Africa's alleged 'Tinder Swindler' cuts a lonely figure in court
The man dubbed the South African Tinder swindler didn't look like the millionaire he claimed to be when he appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court.
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The man dubbed the South African Tinder swindler didn't look like the millionaire he claimed to be when he appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court.
According to a study done by Techshielder, a technology and online security news website, South Africa is one of 20 countries in the world where people are most likely to fall victim to online romance scams.
Scams using social media are in the spotlight in SA, after the Netflix documentary Tindler Swindler which exposes sweet-talking fraudster Simon Leviev
The 43-year-old told the court he lives in Midrand and is employed at a tyre and wheel company, where he earns R35,000 a month.
The 43-year-old told the court he lives in Midrand and is employed at a tyre and wheel company, where he earns R35,000 a month.