Jonisayi Maromo TWO women, Omotese Ebor, 40, and Fortune Nomfusi, 31, have been arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in a major breakthrough following a “romance scam” in which an unnamed woman was swindled out of almost R2 million.
It is alleged that between December 2016 and January 2018, the unsuspecting woman met a “potential partner” on social media who introduced himself as “Mr Allen Grey”, who claimed to be a prominent businessman in the Western Cape.“It was reported that a few days after they started dating, the accused, Omotese Ebor, also known as Tessy, allegedly continuously borrowed money from the complainant. “Ebor was charged with fraud and money laundering. She appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court (on Tuesday),” said Hawks spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mulamu.…