Crime 26 October 2026, 10:49 via IOL

How a 93-year-old woman outsmarted a R33bn elder fraud scheme

A 93-year-old woman thwarted an elder fraud attempt by pretending to fall for a fake police scam and collaborating with authorities to arrest a 47-year-old man right at her doorstep.

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