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Aussie farmer encounters true love in Africa

Posted by The Dark Knight on Monday, August 13th, 2007

Okay, some people are just plain daft.

An Australian farmer held hostage in Mali for 12 days by a gang of men who had posed as an online love interest has urged others to be careful when seeking romance on the Internet.

Des Gregor, 56, traveled to the West African nation last month to meet his supposed bride, whom he had met on the Internet, and collect a dowry of gold bars worth $85,000.

But when he arrived, the wheat and sheep farmer was abducted by a gang of armed bandits who bound him, beat him with a machete and stole his cash and credit cards.

Someone once put it nicely “Africa is NOT for sissies”.

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2 W.E.A.K Comments on “Aussie farmer encounters true love in Africa”

1. The Emrys Says:
   August 13th, 2007 at 4:41 am

   One word for that brother……. W.E.A.K!!!!!!!!

2. Pea Says:
   November 20th, 2007 at 4:07 pm

   I’m sorry, as sad as this is, it’s very hilarious… and then, mbu “when he arrived”, kwani was he abducted at the airport? Nice blog.

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