A 35-year-old computer hacker was convicted for fraud at the regional court in Gqeberha on Thursday.
Raydson Lehlogonolo Ntsala was arrested after swindling R350,000 from his unsuspecting victim in 2017.
He hacked the victim’s computer, later pretended to be her broker, and went on to solicit the amount using email.
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