Des Gregor, 56, from Hoyleton about 120km north of Adelaide, arrived in Mali on July 27 after corresponding with his supposed bride-to-be "Natacha" on the internet.
Soon after arriving in the west African country, he was assaulted, stripped of his credit cards and cash, and taken to an apartment in the capital Bamako where he was held hostage.
An gang demanded thousands of dollars, which they tried to secure through Mr Gregor's family back in Hoyleton.
But his family contacted Australian Federal Police who eventually secured the farmer's release.
Mr Gregor's brother Phil, 46, from Halbury also north of Adelaide, said he would be at the airport tonight to meet his brother.
He said he had spoken to Des soon after he was safe at the Canadian embassy in Bamako.
"Des, in his usual manner, is a very caring person and he was more concerned with the ordeal we'd been through than the ordeal he'd been through, that we were all OK,'' Phil Gregor said.
He said he did not know what he would say to his brother tonight.
"We really do have a lot to talk about but we're basically glad that he's home,'' he said.
"You see this in a movie, you read about it in a book, it happens to someone else not you. But it does - I found that out.''
Phil Gregor said he and Des were "very close" and talked about everything but he regretted not asking to see the emails his brother exchanged with "Natacha".
"He was absolutely blinded by the fact it was a scam," Mr Gregor said.
"I really hope that a message gets out to people that they look after their family, and if anyone talks about internet relationships, that they can be open and share the mail with them to get an objective opinion.
"When you're in that relationship it does seem that the reality of the scam doesn't show up to the person that's in it.
"I want people to be prevented from having to go through what we did. It's not a nice thing and it can be avoided with some family participation."
Des Gregor's release came on Thursday when his kidnappers were persuaded to set their hostage free for a short period.
Australian Federal Police convinced the kidnappers there was money to be collected by their captive from the Canadian embassy and they released him for a few brief moments.
Police said Mr Gregor suffered no injuries and was in good health.
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