R. Kelly's representatives released a statement today (August 26) discounting reports that the singer was affiliated with a South African scammer who swindled investors.

As reported earlier, Busiswe Zakwe swindled 13 million rand from South African investors in 2005 by promising them that they would benefit from ticket sales if they brought R. Kelly to tour the country.

Kelly ended up not coming to the country and Zakwe was on the run for several months before she was apprehended.  Police only found 1.6 million rand in her possession and she claimed that she deposited the remaining millions in Kelly's account.

Local police confirmed that the bank account that Zakwe claimed to be Kelly's was authentic and that they were seeking to question the singer about the money.

Kelly's camp responded to the reports Tuesday saying that singer has never had any dealings with Zakwe and never received any money from her.

“Mr. Kelly has no knowledge of this woman, has never received any money from her, and has not been contacted by any law enforcement authorities regarding the matter,” the statement read.  “He will, of course, cooperate fully with any legitimate investigation of this matter, since he h as nothing to hide.”