Romance Scam in South Africa

70 romance scam cases reported in South Africa. Below: real examples, the platforms scammers use locally, and where to report.

Platforms used

๐Ÿ“ฑ Instagram 36
๐Ÿ“ฑ Whatsapp 9
๐Ÿ“ฑ Telegram 6
๐Ÿ“ฑ Facebook 5
๐Ÿ“ฑ Email 3

Recent cases in South Africa

[US] Grandmother sent person on FaceBook photos of her license + passport. What do we do now? Exactly what the title says. My grandmother has been trying out online dating, and met someone claiming to...

2026-05-13

[US] My grandma fell for a romance scam, and might be a money mule. Hi all, This has been a really tough situation to deal with, and I really hope you guys could offer me some advice around this. My g...

2026-05-11

[AUS] I think someone is IRL scamming my Mum for meds + more Iโ€™m having trouble knowing where to start here but basically Iโ€™m trying to work out if I should go to the police or who I should talk to ge...

2026-04-27

[US] Gay twist on the underage scam I met this guy on a dating up went well then it randomly turned sexual and he sent me explicit pics. On the dating app he said he was 20. Once I said I do not send ...

2026-04-27

Elder romance scam that has been going on for years. Please help [US, CA] Hi Reddit. My (f34) girlfriendโ€™s (f38) grandmother (f90) has been getting scammed for nearly 2 years now. The scam: She met th...

2026-04-23

Facebook.com not responding to scam reports I work with scams and my goal is to stop as much scam as possible. I am based in Denmark, so I have a focus on scams targeted Danish users. The biggest plat...

2026-04-13

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