A Johannesburg man dubbed 'the Sandton Tinder Swindler' has been granted R500,000 bail.
Amon Monara, accused of swindling money from women he allegedly met through Tinder, made a formal bail application at the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Wednesday. Stock photo.A Johannesburg man dubbed “the Sandton Tinder Swindler” has been granted R500,000 bail.
In an affidavit submitted to court to oppose Monara’s bail application, Lt-Col Sello Mohapelo, the investigating officer in the case, said the state had received a complaint from a woman who was a stakeholder manager at a public entity.Monara allegedly made a business proposal to the woman, and claimed he needed money to start the business.After much persuasion, the woman borrowed money from two of her friends to fund the business Monara had proposed to start. She gave him a total of R3m — R1.
According to Mohapelo, during the period in which the money was paid into Monara’s account, he bought a Mercedes-Benz.Mohapelo said there were several other women who claimed they were defrauded by Monara.Mohapelo said the state was opposing bail because of the seriousness of the charges.
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