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A Free State teacher was allegedly scammed out of her pension money.
A Free State “traditional healer” has appeared in court for allegedly defrauding a teacher into believing that he would become rich overnight if he gave up all of his pension money.
The 39-year-old woman appeared in Welkom Magistrates Court Tuesday on charges of theft and fraud worth R481,190 following her arrest Monday, Hawks spokeswoman Lynda Steyn said.
“The suspect raised [as] a traditional healer … and the victim left QwaQwa to consult with the defendant, “Steyn said.
Steyn added that during the consultation in August 2017, the victim was allegedly led to believe that she could become a millionaire overnight, provided she quit her teaching job and turned over her pension money.
They allegedly led him to believe that by following some rituals, his pension payment of R481 190 would turn into R4 million.
“QwaQwa’s professional teacher resigned in December 2018 and handed the money over to the suspect in anticipation of large profits, and the money was allegedly used for personal gain.
“Upon later realizing that she had been misled, she reported the matter in October 2019 to the Hawks’ commercial felony investigation team for investigation.”
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