AN ANGRY group of mense claim they have been conned out of thousands of rands by an alleged fraudster from Belhar, and now they want their money back.
A Facebook post went viral when one of the victims put up a reward of R3 000 to anyone who could come forward with information on how to find the alleged scammer.
The comments section was flooded with people who claimed that they, too, were scammed by her.
But the meisie accused of fraud told the Daily Voice that she has an agreement with all but one of the mense, and is paying the money “every month”.
According to the victims, she claimed that she had a legitimate business selling clothes and skoene, but once she received the money, she vanished or blocked her victims from contacting her.
Ex-colleague of the accused, Steve Willis, said he knows the girl from working together at The Foschini Group (TFG) and loaned her R80 000 from his Provident Fund, but she never paid it back.
He said: “I am currently unemployed and at the time I borrowed [her] R80 000 on 3 May 2024 and the agreement was to settle the loan on 31 May 2024 with her TGF payout. But instead, I have been left R80 000 out of pocket.
“This money was a significant amount for me, and [she] has since gone into hiding to avoid repaying what she owes.
“I have already initiated legal proceedings to secure a default judgment against her, but she continues to evade accountability with many excuses, and eventually blocked me on WhatsApp.
“She paid me back R13 500 in bits and pieces after I threatened legal action, then thousands of excuses before she ran out of excuses and blocked me.
“After she even said ‘Steve, I swear on my life I will pay you’ as she needed the funds desperately for the salon she was expanding at the time in Bellville.”
The woman, however, claims that she made payments to Steve until someone from the courts came to her house and instructed her to stop making payments.
Ex-colleague Zinhle Pukwana said she fell into the same trap and was conned out of R2 450.
She added: “I opened a case at Belhar SAPS and till this day there has been no feedback. I went to her house multiple times with the police, and nothing has been done.”
Tamia, who put up the reward on Facebook, said she ordered Crocs and Country Road bags from the woman and paid a R15 600 deposit, before dinge turned ugly.
Tamia explained: “I met [her] in December 2025. I saw her post regarding the small business she has. I never knew that’s how she’s scamming people because she looked legit.
“Thereafter, we spoke until she gained my trust. She started borrowing money and told me she’s selling Crocs and Country Road bags as well, and I should send deposits. I waited for the delivery, which was supposed to be delivered on 31 January 2026. It never came. She then told me it would come on 1 February 2026, but nothing came. I asked [her] about my R15 600, how she was going to pay it back to me, and she said she’s waiting on payments. She sent me fake proof of payment. I went to her house and took her belongings, but that is not worth my R15 600.”
However, the vrou claimed she is actively paying everyone back, but the victims claim that is all lies.
She explained: “As per the allegations made against me, I’ve reached out to the individuals to pay them off every month. Tamia being the only one who declined.
“I made an arrangement with her [Tamia] to pay her off, but she refused to accept my payment plan. Tamia went forcefully into my house, taking my belongings without a court or sheriff.”
When Daily Voice asked her why she has so much skuld, she said we are not helping her clear her name and already chose sides before she stopped replying.
The police’s Sergeant Wesley Twigg said a case of fraud and theft is under investigation, with no arrests as yet.