A FORFEITURE order was obtained to seize R1.3 million in cash as well as assets that were bought with the proceeds of a fraudulent online dating site after two women based in Kimberley and Cape Town were scammed out of their life savings.
The accused, Pius Emokpe and his wife Piliswa Emokpe, allegedly unduly enriched themselves with R6.2 million that was paid to them by the two women.
Pius Emokpe, who is in custody, has also been linked to 419 scams relating to fraudulent internet dating scams in the Western Cape.
His co-accused, Lulama Dilimini, 33, Shafwaan Fakier, 47, Nomcebo Agrineth Sibisi, and Juany Michaels, 24, were arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Cape Town on January 25.
They appeared in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court for…