By: Natasha Archary
Amon Namara, dubbed the “Sandton Swindler” wants his R500 000 bail reduced.
The Ugandan national has been charged with fraud and money laundering after two women laid charges against him.
Luring women on the dating app Tinder, much like the Israeli conman Simon Leviev, Namara allegedly defrauded one of the women for R3 million.
In May last year, the woman deposited R1.3 million to Namara and then over a period of time handed him R1.7 million in cash.
According to the woman, the money was borrowed because Namara convinced her to invest in a business he was launching.
After receiving the money, Namara disappeared, until he was arrested and remanded in custody with his bail application set for Friday, 4 March.
He was granted bail at R500 000, which he now wants the court to reduce, saying he cannot afford that amount.
The Sandton Swindler, is an employee at a tyre and wheel company, earning R35 000 a month.
However, he used R 722 000 from the R3 million he received to buy a Mercedes Benz on WeBuyCars. He paid cash for the car and reportedly registered it on his ex-wife’s name.
Namara is expected back in court on 29 April.
Under his bail conditions, he is to hand over all his passports, report to a police station weekly, not make contact with key witnesses and cannot leave the country.
The state prosecutor is expecting more charges to be added to Namara’s crimes when the matter resumes.
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