Fake Marriage Scam Arrested in South Africa
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•South Africa immigration: Brides-for-cash suspects arrested
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Three people accused of making fake marriage documents to help foreign nationals become South African citizens.
Police seized application forms, copies of IDs and other evidence from a building in Durban .
Police believe many of the IDs were stolen from local women without their knowledge.
It is not clear how many people were involved in the alleged scheme or which countries the alleged payees came from.
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