[Image: Jason Vanporppal/Facebook] Jason Vanporppal travelled 5 500 kilometres on a skateboard across seven African countries to help build a skatepark for children, only to claim a local woman scammed him out of R25 000 in sponsorship money. The 26-year-old Californian said a volunteer had offered to help secure brand sponsorships for the GoFundMe campaign, which sits near its $45 000 (about R823 500) target. When a sponsor paid R25 000, the wo…
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