Belhar woman accused of conning thousands in fashion fraud

A Belhar woman accused of conning her victims through a fake fashion business. An angry group of residents claim they have been conned out of thousands of rands by an alleged fraudster from Belhar, and now they want their money back. ​A Facebook post went viral when one of the victims put up a reward of R3 000 to anyone who could come forward with information on how to find the alleged scammer.

The comments section was flooded with people who claimed that they, too, were scammed by her. But the woman accused of fraud told the Cape Argus sister publication, Daily Voice that she has an agreement with all but one of the people, and is paying the money “every month”. ​According to the victims, she claimed that she had a legitimate business selling clothes and shoes, but once she received the money, she vanished or blocked her victims from contacting her. ​Ex-colleague of the accused, Steve Willis, said he knew the girl from working together at The Foschini Group (TFG) and loaned her R80 000 from his Provident Fund, but she never paid it back.