‘Do not be scammed in the name of love’: Crime experts say romance scams have increased dramatically

As the festive season draws near, the South African Police Service (SAPS) this week released chilling crime statistics which show that commercial crime is significantly increasing across South Africa.Police Minister Senzo Mchunu released the second quarter crime statistics which show a slight decrease in serious crime in the period between July and September this year.However, criminals seem to be changing tack, as commercial crime recorded a whopping 18.5%, according to the results released by Mchunu.IOL has been running the scammed series, where numerous South African women have now…