Former 'Generations: The Legacy' Actress Letoya Makhene Accused of Scamming Unemployed Man in Bitcoin Scam

Former 'Generations: The Legacy' Actress Letoya Makhene Accused of Scamming Unemployed Man in Bitcoin Scam

  • Former Generations: The Legacy actress Letoya Makhene has been accused of scamming an unemployed man of R16 000 in a alleged Bitcoin scam
  • The victim William Kgole shared that he met the former Isidingo star on TikTok and he trusted her because she's a prominent person
  • Letoya admitted that she knows William and asked him to pay more money in order for her company management to approve his investment withdrawal

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Former Generations: The Legacy star Letoya Makhene has been accused of scamming an unemployed man. William Kgole of Hammanskraal claims the actress swindled him his R16 000 in a Bitcoin scam.

Letoya Makhene allegedly swindled an unemployed man
Former ‘Generations: The Legacy' actress Letoya Makhene has been accused of scamming an unemployed man. Image: @letoyamakhenep
Source: Instagram

William shared that the former Isidingo star promised him instant fortune but now owes loan sharks more than R18 000. He borrowed money from friends and family members after Letoya approached him on TikTok in August.

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William said Letoya told him she was an expert trader when they spoke on social media. He further shared that he trusted her because she's a prominent person. They even discussed business via video calls. The "traumatised" man shared that his wife also borrowed money from colleagues but now can't go to work because she owes them.

IOL reports that Letoya Makhene admitted that she knows William. She suggested that William pays for the cost of transfer in order for the company management to approve his investment withdrawal as soon as possible.

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Social media users took to Twitter and shared their views on the story.

@ManRomez said:

"The irony in this."

@lungidosh wrote:

"I am not laughing but it sounds like one of those typical 419 stories. The couple was clearly driven by greed.I am just wondering how much was the ROI."

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@Tumza__M added:

"They’ve been asking for royalties for the longest of time. @NathiMthethwaSA needs to come through for them."

DJ Sbu opens up about spending his money recklessly

In other entertainment news, Briefly News reported that DJ Sbu opened up about spending his money recklessly when he was still younger. The media personality shared that he has since downgraded due his past bad financial decisions.

The former Metro FM presenter was speaking during the recent episode of The Penuel Show. He shared that he used to live an expensive lifestyle back when he was still on the come up.

He blamed himself for "falling" when it came to his past financial decisions. He shared that he used to travel, drive lux cars and partied a lot when he lived the celebrity life. According to TshisaLIVE, DJ Sbu agreed that he was overspending at the time but now doing "better" than before.

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"I looked richer than I was."

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Mxolisi Mngadi (Editor) Mxolisi Mngadi is an entertainment reporter. He graduated in 2002 from Damelin with a Diploma in Journalism, majoring in African and International Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media. He then started his journalism career at the Daily Sun newspaper, went on to The Citizen, and worked as a senior reporter at News24. He has been a writer for more than 15 years.