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The Question That Needs to Be Asked Who Is The Real Scammer

For years, I have been falsely portrayed as a scammer, a narrative pushed by those with a vested interest in destroying my credibility. But the real question is: who is the real scammer? Me, the person who was systematically defrauded, illegally evicted, targeted by corrupt officials, and imprisoned without cause, or Wouter de Swardt, the so-called "investigator" who has orchestrated an elaborate campaign of deceit, manipulation, and outright criminality.

De Swardt did not just scam me; he scammed the courts, the police, the prosecution service, the guests, the media, and, based on online reviews, dozens, if not hundreds, of members of the public.

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WDS CAMPAIGN OF DECEIT

De Swardt didn’t just scam me—he defrauded the courts, police, prosecution service, guests, media, and, according to online reviews, dozens, if not hundreds, of members of the public. His actions were not only fraudulent but also criminal, designed to undermine my integrity while advancing his own deceitful agenda.

The Web of Deception

Wouter de Swardt, under the guise of a forensic investigator, operates a business model built on fraud, intimidation, and the systematic abuse of legal and institutional systems. He does not investigate crimes—he manufactures them. He does not uphold the law—he circumvents it. His influence within SAPS and the media has allowed him to manipulate narratives, weaponize police resources for private interests, and facilitate illegal evictions that leave families and tenants stranded.

This is not speculation. It is a proven pattern of behavior, repeated across multiple cases. His clients pay him to achieve unlawful objectives—no matter how many laws must be broken, how many lies must be told, or how many victims must be created in the process.

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The Hypocrisy of Wouter de Swardt: The July 22 Illegal Evictions and Assaults

One of the most glaring examples of Wouter de Swardt’s criminality is the July 22 illegal evictions and assaults, where his hypocrisy was on full display. This is the same man who has publicly and repeatedly called me a "scammer," yet here he was—leading a group of hired thugs to forcefully remove paying guests from a luxury property in Llandudno in the middle of their stay.

The situation was as absurd as it was unlawful. These were guests who had legitimately booked a five-bedroom detached house with a pool in Llandudno for a long weekend through Booking.com—a platform that only releases payment to the host after guests have successfully completed their stay.

Yet, while these guests were in the middle of their stay, enjoying the very accommodation they had paid for, De Swardt arrived on the scene and—rather than upholding the guests' rights—proceeded to tell them that they had been "scammed." The sheer ridiculousness of this cannot be overstated. The only threat to their ability to complete their stay was the man standing in front of them, trying to eject them.

This was not an eviction by legal process—it was an outright criminal act, designed to intimidate and disrupt.

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WDS ROLE

On July 22, during a series of illegal evictions and assaults De Swardt led a group of hired thugs to forcibly remove paying guests from a luxury property in Llandudno in the middle of their stay. Rather than respecting the guests' rights, De Swardt arrived at the property and falsely accused them of being "scammed." This was not an eviction carried out through any legal process; it was a criminal act intended to intimidate and disrupt, driven by De Swardt’s own agenda and hypocrisy.

Key Issues That Arise from the July 22 Incident:

Illegal eviction of paying guests in violation of South African tenancy laws and hospitality regulations.

Physical intimidation and assault—De Swardt and his hired enforcers did not just demand guests leave; they resorted to aggressive tactics.

Fraudulent misrepresentation—telling legitimate guests they had been “scammed” while he himself was unlawfully attempting to remove them.

Total disregard for contractual agreements—Booking.com’s payment model ensures funds are only released post-stay, proving there was no scam. The only fraudulent activity came from De Swardt.

Abuse of power and connections—manipulating law enforcement and using illegal force rather than lawful procedures.

It is a remarkable display of hypocrisy that Wouter de Swardt has the audacity to accuse me of fraudulent behavior when he was caught in the act of criminally ejecting guests, misleading them, and orchestrating illegal evictions. He is not an investigator—he is a professional deceiver, a thug in a suit, and a con artist hiding behind a fabricated reputation.

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Media24: Perpetuating a False Narrative

The role of Media24 in enabling this campaign of deception cannot be understated. Over a period spanning August 2022 to February 2023, Media24—through its publications Netwerk24, Rapport, and News24, published a series of fabricated, one-sided, and defamatory articles that painted De Swardt as a hero, his clients as victims, and me as the villain. The reality is far different.

Media24’s articles were built entirely on the statements of De Swardt and his associates, without verification, without balance, and without any attempt to seek my input or correct blatant falsehoods. Despite overwhelming evidence disproving their claims, including court rulings, documented abuses of power, and clear instances of collusion between De Swardt and corrupt SAPS officials, Media24 continued to publish ever more extreme fabrications, never retracting or correcting their false reports.

Media24:

Knowingly relied on a single, biased source (De Swardt) for all allegations.

Published unverified and demonstrably false claims despite access to counterevidence.

Ignored legal rulings, case outcomes, and independent investigations that disproved the claims.

Rejected my attempts to provide evidence or corrections.

Escalated their false allegations over time, further distorting the truth.

Never once corrected or retracted a single falsehood, despite being made aware of the facts.

The end result? A completely fabricated story, built on nothing but the word of De Swardt and his associates, repeated and amplified by Media24 to serve their own narrative. Their reporting was not journalism—it was a coordinated smear campaign, used as a weapon to aid in unlawful evictions, false prosecutions, and personal and financial destruction.

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The Pattern of Criminality Exposed

The sheer volume of independent reviews from unrelated individuals, all recounting eerily similar experiences of fraud, intimidation, and deceit, paints a clear picture of Wouter de Swardt’s criminal modus operandi. These are not isolated incidents, they are a pattern.

Each reviewer came to De Swardt seeking professional services. Instead, they were manipulated, defrauded, and in many cases, left financially or legally ruined. The accounts reveal a man who routinely takes money for services he never provides, fabricates investigations to serve his paying clients’ agendas, weaponizes law enforcement connections, and ensures his victims have nowhere to turn for justice.

Furthermore, these reviews represent only a fraction of the true scale of his misconduct. The individuals who took the time to leave public reviews had to actively search for platforms to share their experiences. For every person who has written a review, there are likely dozens, if not hundreds, of others who have been similarly deceived but never reported it publicly. Most victims of scams do not realize they have recourse, do not know where to leave reviews, or may be too intimidated to come forward.

What these reviews prove is that this is not a case of a few disgruntled clients, this is a well-documented history of criminality, deception, and outright fraud that has gone unpunished for far too long.

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The Truth Must Be Exposed

Below, you will find first-hand accounts, reviews, and testimonials from people who have experienced the criminality and deception of Wouter de Swardt. These are not opinions; they are evidence of a long-standing pattern of misconduct that authorities have ignored for too long.

The time has come for accountability. The time has come to expose the real scammer.

Online Reviews and Testimonials About Wouter de Swardt

"Wouter’s a master manipulator, and when he’s done with you, you’re out—and not just out, sometimes worse." – Francois E

"He knows exactly who to phone to make a problem disappear or to get someone stitched up." – Francois E

"Mr Wouter de Swardt, if that’s even his real name, scammed mom out of a lot of money." – Ntombekhaya Sylvia

"He told us he could put people in prison with the snap of his fingers if they caused him problems and we must go away." – Ntombekhaya Sylvia

"A business rival paid him to cook up a fake investigation just convincing enough for his buddies in SAPS and the Hawks to go along with it." – Johann Du Plessis

"When we had the investigator investigated, what we found was unreal, like something out of a Deon Meyer novel." – Johann Du Plessis

"Swardt gave us his PI license info, showed us news stories he’d been in, couple of client references, and said his Fox Forensics was the best in the Western Cape." – Marion Ngulungu

"As soon as he got the money, he was gone." – Marion Ngulungu

"We saw Mr de Swardt featured in a number of News24 articles, in which he was portrayed as some kind of superhero private investigator, which made us think this guy must be good and professional." – Stefan De Villiers

"He was worse than the criminal we were trying to find." – Stefan De Villiers

"A charlatan and a thief … We emailed the Psira organisation several times but they never respond." – Dirk Coetzee

"A racist, misogynistic, homophobic evil man." – Rania Waheed

"He has ruined us in every way possible, paid to do it, and he very much appeared to enjoy it." – Rania Waheed

"Mr professional private security professional de Swardt was paid to ruin my sister, and he did so very effectively." – Johanna Fourie

"De Swardt assured us his police contacts and access to various government databases meant he could easily find him." – Stefan De Villiers

"Once he was paid, he vanished." – Makgabo Mhaule

"Wouter de Swardt is a skelm. We have been investigating the investigator." – Johannes Grobelaar

"This man robbed us of our savings." – Thoriso Lelokoane

"Be careful of this man, he pretends to be a professional investigator with Psira license which he told us was a guarantee for his services but he is a criminal." – Thoriso Lelokoane

"When we involved the police, they were very helpful at first but then we heard nothing." – Jane J

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WHO IS THE SCAMMER??

QUOTES FROM THE 22 AND 24 JULY ILLEGAL EVICTIONS AND ASSAULTS

Section 1: Threats and Tensions

Wouter de Swardt "He rented the house, no problem, he paid a few months and he stopped paying. 90,000 rent a month, then he stopped paying."

Wouter de Swardt "And there were court things, because he used the law to stay in the house."

Wouter de Swardt "Eventually, he got out, but in the meantime, while this is going on, the rental agreement obviously was cancelled."

Section 2: Addressing the Scam

Wouter de Swardt "Bottom line is, bottom line is this, this group of people, or person, I think it’s three of them, they’re renting the house out as a scam to Airbnb or Bookings.com, you said. Right?"

Wouter de Swardt "So you've been had a scam. It’s not their house to let out. It’s as simple as that."

Wouter de Swardt "Yeah, but then we should get the police here so we can, they can get the police here."

GUEST "Let’s get the police here."

Wouter de Swardt "Unfortunately, you are more than welcome."

Wouter de Swardt "The problem is it’s a civil matter."

GUEST "It’s not a civil matter when he gets to court. It will be a civil matter."

GUEST "I find that illegal. Yeah. If you try to get us out of here. You guys can have a problem."

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Section 3: Payment Issues and Legal Arguments

GUEST "How are you involved?"

Wouter de Swardt "If you give me a chance I’ll tell you."

Wouter de Swardt "Sorry. I told you I identified myself, I am Wouter de Swardt."

GUEST 5 "Then I wasn’t here, I didn’t hear."

GUEST 6 "I never heard this."

GUEST 3 "You never said who you were"

Wouter de Swardt "My company is Fox Forensics."

GUEST "Okay."

Wouter de Swardt "We are private forensics investigators."

GUEST "Investigator, okay."

Wouter de Swardt "They, they, they employed me to see who the hell is behind this and what’s going on."

GUEST "So who, who employed you? The owner?"

Wouter de Swardt "Yes, the owner through the lawyer, Mrs. Hellen Louis."

Wouter de Swardt "If one of you would like to speak to her, please."

GUEST "No, no, it’s not, we want to speak to the police."

GUEST "I feel that your argument should be with Booking.com."

Section 4: Legal Standing and Identification

GUEST "The only way I’m going to leave here is lawfully, without a court order, to be able to vacate the property."

Wouter de Swardt "Small problem. It’s a small problem sorry."

Wouter de Swardt "A small problem."

GUEST "No, no, no."

Wouter de Swardt "No disrespect, no disrespect."

Wouter de Swardt "There’s a problem though. The guys outside, they also rented the house."

GUEST "But we were here first."

Wouter de Swardt [Wouter de Swardt laughs and dismisses the comment]

Wouter de Swardt "That has nothing to do with it."

Wouter de Swardt "But they rented it legally."

GUEST "You are not allowed to choose."

GUEST "So you say we are illegal here?"

Wouter de Swardt "I’m saying you’ve been had in a scam."

Wouter de Swardt "Guys, there is no use screaming at me."

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Section 5: Escalating Tensions Over Eviction

THUG 7 "Listen here, we’re not going to bring police here. You’re going to start running now, now, now, now."

THUG 7 "Take your stuff and you must fuck off."

Section 6: Corrupt SAPS officers lies to the occupants

SAPS OFFICER "I need to see if you are legally here or if this man is legally here. You understand?"

SAPS OFFICER "The thing is, with a lease agreement, there is a lease in place, yes."

SAPS OFFICER "But if you are not paying, it opens a legal gateway for these guys to come in here and fuck you out of the door. You understand?"

SAPS OFFICER "If you’re not paying, you open the door legally for these guys because then you’re not honoring the lease agreement or the contract, you understand."

SAPS OFFICER "Alright. So, if you have no deposit slips, which can tell me you have paid this month’s rent, you understand what I’m saying."

Wouter de Swardt "It’s reality, Ollie."

OLLIE SOKANYILE "I was told the rent was paid quarterly."

Wouter de Swardt "Ollie, he is lying to you. It’s bullshit. The lease has been cancelled."

SAPS OFFICER "I need proof, not hearsay... That is hearsay."

SAPS OFFICER "I can relieve what’s going on here, no problem. The problem is, I’ve got no proof to tell this man to fuck off."

OLLIE SOKANYILE "What proof do you need?"

SAPS OFFICER "That they have paid up. Up to today..."

SAPS OFFICER "I must show him; listen here; you are wrong; these guys are allowed to stay."

SAPS OFFICER "(Otherwise, it opens a legal gateway for these guys to come in here and fuck you out of the door.)"

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Section 7: Legal Dispute with SAPS

Speaker Quote

Wouter de Swardt "Uh, well, he’s your boss. So let’s prove once and for all who is the scammer here."

Wouter de Swardt "We can find out who’s the scammer."

Wouter de Swardt "Yeah, it’s you and your boss."

Wouter de Swardt "The one with the illegal permit. He’s in the country illegally."

Wouter de Swardt "Tell him to come. I’D LOVE THAT."

Wouter de Swardt "Uh, can you see…

GUEST No, no, so you’re being aggressive."

GUEST "You need to have a good conversation."

GUEST "No, you’re aggressive."

GUEST "You need to have a Just be calm and civil."

Wouter de Swardt "Im just excited"

Guests are the Situation

GUEST "You understand what, why we are angry."

Wouter de Swardt "No, of course. I understand."

GUEST "You brought a whole crowd of people into the house."

GUEST "Assaulting me and stealing my stuff is not going to help anyone."

Section 1: Wouter de Swardt's Threats

Wouter de Swardt: "Go, just go. Go, or I will see to it that you get locked up."

OS: "That’s totally fine."

GUEST: "Why don’t you let the police come?"

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Section 2: Identifying the Issue

Wouter de Swardt: "Let me tell you what it’s about. Very briefly. You can ask a thousand questions. Very briefly. A few months ago, the guy, I suppose that you rented the house from, I don’t know who you rented it from. It’s a scam. It’s a scam, not allegedly, it is a scam, guys. Then what happened was, the guy, the main brain behind it, I can show you his expired British passport."

GUEST: "It should not be our problem."

Section 3: Clarifying the Scam

Wouter de Swardt: "Um, he rented the house, no problem, he paid a few months and he stopped paying. 90,000 rent a month, then he stopped paying. And there were court things, because he used the law to stay in the house. Eventually he got out, but in the meantime while this is going on, the rental agreement obviously was cancelled and, and, and. You should know."

Section 4: Renting and Legalities

Wouter de Swardt: "Bottom line is, bottom line is this, this group of people, or person, I think it's three of them, they're renting the house out as a scam to Airbnb or Bookings.com, you said. Right? So you've been had a scam. It's not their house to let out. It’s as simple as that."

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Section 5: Legal Dispute with Police Involvement

GUEST: "Yeah, but then we should get the police here so we can, they can get the police here. Let’s get the police here."

Wouter de Swardt: "Unfortunately, you are more than welcome. The problem is it’s a civil matter."

GUEST: "It’s not a civil matter when he gets to court. It will be a civil matter. I find that illegal. Yeah. If you try to get us out of here. You guys can have a problem."

Wouter de Swardt: "This is a civil matter."

Section 6: Disputing Legal Rights

GUEST: "The only way I’m going to leave here is lawfully, without a court order, to be able to vacate the property. A small problem. It’s a small problem sorry."

GUEST: "A small problem. No disrespect, no disrespect."

Wouter de Swardt: "There’s a problem though. The guys outside, they also rented the house."

GUEST: "But we were here first."

Wouter de Swardt: "That has nothing to do with it. But they rented it legally."

GUEST: "You are not allowed to choose. So you say we are illegal here?"

Wouter de Swardt: "I’m saying you’ve been had in a scam. Guys, there is no use screaming at me."

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Section 7: Further Clarification

GUEST: "How are you involved?"

Wouter de Swardt: "If you give me a chance I’ll tell you. Sorry. I told you I identified myself, I am Wouter de Swardt."

GUEST: "Then I wasn’t here, I didn’t hear."

GUEST: "I never heard this."

Wouter de Swardt: "I’m Wouter de Swardt. My company is Fox Forensics. We are Private forensics investigators."

GUEST: "Okay."

Wouter de Swardt: "They, they, they employed me to see who the hell is behind this and what’s going on."

GUEST: "So who, who employed you? The owner?"

Wouter de Swardt: "Yes, the owner through the lawyer, Mrs Hellen Louis. If one of you would like to speak to her please."

GUEST: "No, no, it’s not, we want to speak to the police, I, I, I feel that your argument should be with Booking.com, the owner's argument should be with Booking.com, and not with the, not with the people that pay Booking.com, so we aren't supposed to be. You can't tell us now."

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Wouter de Swardt: "Go, just go."

Ollie: "No."

Wouter de Swardt: "Go, or I will see to it that you get locked up."

Ollie: "That’s totally fine."

Guest: "Why don’t you let the police come?"

"Scam"

Wouter de Swardt: "Let me tell you what it is about. Very briefly. You can ask a thousand questions. Very briefly. A few months ago, the guy, I suppose that you rented the house from, I don't know who you rented it from."

Wouter de Swardt: "It’s a scam, it’s a scam."

GUEST: "It should not be our problem."

Wouter de Swardt: "Not allegedly, it is a scam, guys. Then what happened was, the guy, the main brain behind it, I can show you his expired British passport."

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