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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A Mpumalanga woman outsmarted an alleged conman on Monday. Her quick thinking led to his arrest, and he now faces fraud charges.<\/p>\n

The man was allegedly posing as a traditional healer from Uganda, pretending to look for directions to Balfour, said police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala.<\/p>\n

The 42-year-old woman gave him directions, and “as a token of appreciation”, the man offered her a ride to Balfour. They exchanged contact numbers and began contacting each other, said Mohlala.<\/p>\n

The man eventually visited the woman at her home, where he overheard her talking to her friends about their stokvel savings.<\/p>\n

“It is alleged that the suspect then told her that they need to go to the mountain so that he can pray for the money, and thereafter they must take it to the river to cleanse it,” said Mohlala.<\/p>\n

He said:<\/p>\n

Police searched the man\u2019s car and found a box with blank pieces of paper resembling bank notes.<\/p>\n

“Some of the well-cut paper fitting the size of money was found wrapped with real R100 bank notes,” added Mohlala.<\/p>\n

The man was arrested and charged with fraud. He will appear in the Balfour Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

More charges may be added, said Mohlala.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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