A woman from South Africa, who wishes to remain anonymous, has come forward to report being defrauded by her boyfriend.
The boyfriend, residing in Rwanda, convinced her to send him 100 million Rwandan francs (approximately $100,000) under the pretense of investing in their future together. The couple reportedly had planned to marry.
Police are investigating the incident.
Constance poured her trust, and a significant amount of money, into their future. Believing her boyfriend’s promises, she entrusted him with large sums to invest in properties for their life together. Yet, doubts crept in over time. He offered no proof of the investments, becoming evasive whenever she questioned him.
These red flags turned into a terrifying reality just a month before their wedding. Her boyfriend’s behavior became increasingly odd, culminating in his complete disappearance. Left heartbroken and defrauded, Constance shared her story with Afrimax, expressing regret for her misplaced trust.
In her words:
“I used to live in south Africa where i owned a thriving business for 3years i was in love with a man who was also my business partner … I sent him a large amount of money and he pretended that he was actually investing properties as we had discussed when the time came for me to return home to my country, I was looking forward to our wedding, we visited both of our families but whenever i asked him about the progress and what he had accomplished with the money, he resisted showing me.
“Since in trusted him, i was so naive and didn’t worry too much at the time, however one month before our planned wedding h started acting strangely.”
“He then texted me on Facebook saying he was imprisoned, I looked into it deeply and realized it was just a hoax, he was never actually taken to prison it made no sense to me, All i could do was to inform our families that my partner had disappeared though it isn’t clear… After around 2 months, the man texted me again and said he was in ivory coast i couldn’t believe what was going on and i just responded “Okay”
“It’s been extremely difficult to bear but i will never give up, I’m still working hard and striving to be self reliant, i had known him for a very long time even before we fell in love and in our culture, i felt marrying someone familiar would be ideal but that dream never became reality, he used to show me pictures of cows, farms, houses and fancy cars just to deceive me into sending him more money but that will never stop me from continuing to work hard and achieve my goals.”
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