South African Hawks investigators rescue three Peruvian women in Gqeberha after an alleged scam lures them into a trafficking situation. Reports say the women are brought to a lodge following a purported job offer, prompting authorities to launch an investigation.

According to the outlets, the probe involves 26 people and is linked to an alert received via South Africa’s National Human Trafficking Hotline, originating from the Peruvian government. The cases are described as connected to a suspected online operation that uses false employment promises to recruit victims. The Hawks’ actions, reported as taking place in the Bluewater Bay area, include identifying those involved and coordinating the rescues after the first woman’s discovery.

While each outlet focuses on different elements—such as the hotline notification, the number of suspects, or the online nature of the alleged recruitment—sources broadly agree on the central sequence: a fake job offer leads a Peruvian woman to South Africa, triggering a Hawks probe that ultimately results in rescuing three women from a suspected trafficking network.