{"id":43741,"date":"2013-09-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/43741\/little-old-woman-caught-in-scamorscammers-caught-victim-in-their-web\/"},"modified":"2013-09-12T13:02:16","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T11:02:16","slug":"little-old-woman-caught-in-scamorscammers-caught-victim-in-their-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/09\/12\/little-old-woman-caught-in-scamorscammers-caught-victim-in-their-web\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensioner caught in scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

GCN received a frantic call from a distraught pensioner who had been scammed.<\/p>\n

The pensioner, who wishes to remain anonymous, was at a Lambton shopping centre when she was approached by a young man.<\/p>

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The young man pointed out an elderly gentleman and told her that the man was a TV personality, known for “doubling” money.<\/p>\n

The young man asked the man to “double” his money and gave the man R500.<\/p>

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The old man told the two to wait and disappeared for a while and on his return gave the young man R1 000.<\/p>\n

The elderly gentleman then offered to do the same for the pensioner.<\/p>\n

Caught up in the scam, the pensioner gave the man R200.<\/p>\n

He again told her to wait, which she did, but this time the man did not return.<\/p>\n

The younger man had also disappeared.<\/p>\n

The pensioner realises that she got caught in the scammers’ web and wishes to warn others not to be as gullible.<\/p>\n

Be alert and be aware, and remember if it sounds too good to be true it usually is.<\/p>\n

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