Cape Town – After running articles on online dating scams and how criminals prey on emotions, an overwhelming number of readers came forward with their own tragic and sometimes costly experiences. News24 share some of them here:

So-called artist cons au pair of R120 000

The 55-year-old Alberton au pair was going through an emotional time in her life when she believed she had met her match on a well-known dating site. They chatted on Facebook for around seven months and he claimed to be an artist from London with two kids. He claimed he was going to have an exhibition in Cape Town but would first be in Port Elizabeth where his container of art was, even sending her confirmation of his flight tickets. She came to Cape Town to meet him.

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