Former Melbourne and Canberra winger Sisa Waqa has fled to Fiji after manipulating fans into lending him money that he never repayed.
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In a story revealed by Channel Nine’s A Current Affair, Waqa allegedly stole $12,000 from struggling student Adrian Paul and another $1200 dollars from gym owner Kieran Atkin to fund his gambling addiction.
He reportedly told the conned victims that he was waiting for payments from French rugby club FC Grenoble and even gave Atkin his card and pin number to take the money out once it arrived.
But the words ”insufficient funds” kept popping up, …
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