Three extra accusers have come ahead, claiming they paid 90 Day Fiance: The Different Method 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 now we have been contacted about a number of extra allegations the South African native has been accused of since he break up from Tiffany Franco and moved on together with his new girlfriend, Lauren Fraser.
Based on 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 Method, the inverters are used to assist present vitality to properties to assist hold them cool and hold meals refrigerated throughout South Africa’s “load-shedding” vitality blackouts.
The blackouts are deliberately applied by the South African state-owned vitality firm a few occasions a day to preserve energy in an effort to maintain the grid from collapsing as a part of an ongoing vitality disaster.
One man we spoke with informed us how he tried to satisfy up with Ronald for supply 14 occasions earlier than giving up. He and a witness declare that he paid Ronald 17,000 rand, or almost 900 US {dollars}.
A lady with the same grievance informed Monsters and Critics that she’s now filed a report with native police. On this explicit case, she claims Ronald owes her 38,000 rand, which is a bit over 2,000 US {dollars}.
She confirmed us a letter, mentioned 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 submit made within the Rip-off Alert South Africa public Fb group, she warned others of what she claims she went via.
“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,” mentioned 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 lady safe an inverter, and when he was on his technique to ship it, two hours away, she obtained 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 usually are not 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 youngster, 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 mentioned 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 submit 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 Method airs on Mondays at 8/7c on TLC.
