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WESTERN CAPE:<\/strong> A Cape Town woman who vanished after allegedly swindling victims out of more than R166 000 has finally been caught after evading authorities for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicolene Elizabeth Gouvias, 51, has been re-arrested by the directorate for priority crime investigation (Hawks<\/a>) on 24 April after failing to appear in court on charges of fraud, having been on the run since February 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A warrant of arrest had been issued for Gouvias, who is accused of defrauding multiple victims through a liquor licence application scam that resulted in combined financial losses of R166 500, according to Hawks spokesperson Lt. Col. Siyabulela Vukubi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between 2016 and 2019, Gouvias allegedly assisted victims in obtaining liquor licence applications, informing them that temporary three-month licences would be issued before becoming permanent. She requested varying amounts of cash from each applicant, but never submitted the applications, according to Hawks spokesperson Lt. Col. Siyabulela Vukubi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gouvias is also linked to other cases currently under investigation by the South African Police Service, including an alleged accommodation scam in Brackenfell in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She will appear at the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 28 April 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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