Three extra accusers have come ahead, claiming they paid 90 Day Fiance: The Different Manner alum Ronald Smith for items he didn’t ship.
Monsters and Critics solely reported on a earlier declare, which was refunded to Ronald’s accuser previous to us publishing our story.
Now we now have been contacted about a number of extra allegations the South African native has been accused of since he cut up from Tiffany Franco and moved on together with his new girlfriend, Lauren Fraser.
In line with the three people we spoke with solely, Ronald has been promoting inverters on social media, however when it comes time to ship, he isn’t exhibiting up.
As seen on a latest episode of 90 Day Fiance: The Different Manner, the inverters are used to assist present power to properties to assist maintain them cool and maintain meals refrigerated throughout South Africa’s “load-shedding” power blackouts.
The blackouts are deliberately applied by the South African state-owned power firm a few instances a day to preserve energy in an effort to maintain the grid from collapsing as a part of an ongoing power disaster.
One man we spoke with informed us how he tried to fulfill up with Ronald for supply 14 instances earlier than giving up. He and a witness declare that he paid Ronald 17,000 rand, or practically 900 US {dollars}.
A girl with an analogous criticism informed Monsters and Critics that she’s now filed a report with native police. On this specific case, she claims Ronald owes her 38,000 rand, which is just a little over 2,000 US {dollars}.
She confirmed us a letter, stated to be from Ronald, claiming that if she dropped the fees, he would refund her.
Ronald spoke to Monsters and Critics concerning the preliminary allegation we reported on. Nonetheless, after we reached out once more to ask him to touch upon these new accusations, he didn’t reply.
Not the primary time Ronald Smith has been accused of scamming this summer time
Simply final week, Monsters and Critics solely reported on one other girl accusing Ronald Smith of “scamming.”
Madelein Majiet complained that she tried to buy an inverter from Ronald on Fb Market however by no means acquired it.
After going forwards and backwards with the previous 90 Day Fiance star, Madelein determined she simply needed her a refund and demanded Ronald refund her.
In a publish made within the Rip-off Alert South Africa public Fb group, she warned others of what she claims she went by.
“Please don’t buy an inverter from Ronald Avo Smith,” Madelein wrote alongside along with her allegation about how she paid Ronald for an inverter however by no means acquired it.
“He promised to give our money back but he just ended up blocking my number,” stated Madelein.
Monsters and Critics reached out to Ronald about that occasion, and he responded.
“I did not scam her,” he affirmed, saying that he had helped the girl safe an inverter, and when he was on his solution to ship it, two hours away, she bought impatient.
“She told me as I’m on the way I must cancel and refund her. She kept saying refund refund I was like okay then I turned around took the stuff back the following day and then the supplier did a refund.”
Madelein did obtain her refund simply previous to the publishing of that story.
The rip-off claims aren’t the one factor plaguing Ronald Smith nowadays.
He can also’t appear to cease the drama together with his estranged spouse and mom of his baby, Tiffany Franco.
Final week, Tiffany took to Instagram with a humorous video claiming she acquired a prolonged message from Ronald’s new girlfriend, Lauren — one which she says she didn’t even trouble to learn.
As an alternative, Tiffany stated she blocked Lauren and went on along with her day. Later, whereas placing on make-up and chatting along with her followers, she defined what the drama was about.
Ronald rapidly fired again with an Instagram publish of his personal, calling Tiffany a “joke.”
Within the caption, he wrote, “baby mama drama ai she thinks I’m still stuck on her… haha mean while im here with my new lady laughing at what stories she is trying to spread.”
90 Day Fiance: The Different Manner airs on Mondays at 8/7c on TLC.
