South African Tinder Swindler

2022 - 3 - 4

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SA's Tinder Swindler remains behind bars as victims of romance ... (Independent Online)

Amon Namara, the man dubbed “the South African Tinder Swindler” will have to wait until March 9 to see if he's granted bail. Supplied image. Published Mar 5, ...

The women portrayed in "The Tinder Swindler," however, were in their 20s and 30s. "The Tinder Swindler" was Netflix's second-most popular film and "Inventing Anna" was the most-watched TV show from Feb. 21 to 28, according to the streaming platform. Namara had promised another woman a trip to Knysna, but said he needed money to make the booking. "Inventing Anna," also on Netflix, tells the story of Anna Sorokin, who went by the name Anna Delvey as she posed as a wealthy German heiress trying to build a social club in New York - defrauding friends, banks and other investors in the process. (Tinder has since banned him from the dating platform, and the Leviev family is suing Hayut for claiming to be the son of Lev Leviev.) The FBI said in a news release, victims of romance fraud lost $1 billion last year.

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Sandton romance scammer Amon Namara remains in custody after ... (CapeTalk)

Picture: SAPS. The case against the man dubbed “the South African Tinder Swindler” has been postponed to next Wednesday for a formal bail application. Amon ...

Read More Read More Read More He allegedly made off with jewellery, clothes, and thousands of rands. It was a brief appearance in court today. — EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter)— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) #TinderSwindlerAmon Namara’s lawyer Eric Bryer says his client is “pressurised” and wants to get out of jail as soon as possible,but understands there’s a legal process to be followed.

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The 'South African Tinder Swindler' case postponed to next week (Eyewitness News)

Amon Namara, 39, made a brief appearance in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court where he's charged with fraud.

EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter)EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) #TinderSwindlerThe case against the man dubbed the South African Tinder Swindler has been postponed to next Wednesday for a formal bail application. Amon Namara made a brief appearance in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court this morning. It was merely set down for his attorney to go on record.

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Ugandan Jailed in South Africa for Swindling Money from Women ... (chimpreports.com)

Amon Namara was arrested last week and charged with Fraud, Money Laundering and Theft. The 39-year-old allegedly tricked up to three wealthy women to give him ...

Posing as a millionaire who owned a Bentley and several properties in Johannesburg, Namara would take his partners on whirlwind dates before siphoning off large sums of money from them He postured on the dating app as a very successful businessman in Sandton Johannesburg, thereby luring unsuspecting women. A Ugandan travel influencer living in south Africa has been remanded by a court in Johannesburg for fleecing money from unsuspecting women on the dating app Tinder.

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