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EcoCash fraudster nabbed
13 Oct 2015 at 07:19hrs | Views
A man from Hillside in Bulawayo is in trouble after he allegedly forged the identity particulars and coped the mobile numbers of the a an EcoCash agent client before withdrawing the money the client had deposited in the EcoCash.
Lizwe Sikahle Dube (19) was not asked to plead to the fraud charge when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Sithembiso Ncube.
The magistrate remanded him in custody to a further date for trial.
The court heard that on Sepetmber 9 this year at 2:45pm the complainant Sikhumbozo Ndebele went to the Huddan Sly EcoCash Agent and deposited $230 before going into town for other business.
It is alleged that Dube at 1pm forged Ndebele particulars and made a photocopy of his national identity card with his photography.
He then used the particulars to withdraw $225 at the Bradfield EcoCash agent shop.
Ndebele discovered the withdrawal and reported the matter to the Econet and the police.
The Econet then deposited $230 into his EcoCash Wallet but Dube later also withdrew it.
Ndebele also discovered the withdrawal and reported.
Econet and the police then investigated and later arrested Dube.
Lizwe Sikahle Dube (19) was not asked to plead to the fraud charge when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Sithembiso Ncube.
The magistrate remanded him in custody to a further date for trial.
The court heard that on Sepetmber 9 this year at 2:45pm the complainant Sikhumbozo Ndebele went to the Huddan Sly EcoCash Agent and deposited $230 before going into town for other business.
It is alleged that Dube at 1pm forged Ndebele particulars and made a photocopy of his national identity card with his photography.
He then used the particulars to withdraw $225 at the Bradfield EcoCash agent shop.
Ndebele discovered the withdrawal and reported the matter to the Econet and the police.
The Econet then deposited $230 into his EcoCash Wallet but Dube later also withdrew it.
Ndebele also discovered the withdrawal and reported.
Econet and the police then investigated and later arrested Dube.
Source - Byo24News
