Facebook scammer arrested in Limpopo for kidnapping and raping women – IOL

Police in Limpopo have arrested a man who used fake Facebook accounts to kidnap and rape women.  The South African Police Services (SAPS) has warned members of the public to be vigilant when using social media.  The police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, said the fake account is named Jeff Rals.  Police were alerted to this scam after a member of the public reported to police that a female friend was lured under false pretences, kidnapped, and raped repeatedly.  “The male friend reported to police that his female friend had fallen prey to a dating scam where this suspect was using a fake Facebook account to lure women. He allegedly takes women from Gauteng to Limpopo on false promises of employment opportunities,” Mathe said Limpopo Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, was contacted, and a team was immediately mobilised to search for the victim.  Within five hours of establishing this search party, the victim and kidnapper were traced to a filling station in Giyani, Limpopo, where the conman had run out of petrol and did not have funds to fill up his vehicle.  According to the victim, the kidnapper goes by the name of Jeff Rals on Facebook and uses a
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