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Home seeker duped of $5000
26 Nov 2017 at 07:23hrs | Views
Two Bulawayo residents defrauded a home seeker of $5000 after they purported to be selling a housing stand luring him to pay the money.
Promise Moyo (42) and Wilson Banda (56) were denying the charge of fraud when they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Franklin Mkhwananzi.
The court was told that the two defrauded Phawulani Ndlovu (37) of his $5000 after they claimed to be selling a housing stand at over $7000.
They expected him to make a $6 259 and be left with a balance of $800.
He paid $4000 initial and later paid $500 and lastly paid $629 but later the two were not committal to showing him the stand until he made a report to the police leading to their arrest.
Promise Moyo (42) and Wilson Banda (56) were denying the charge of fraud when they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Franklin Mkhwananzi.
The court was told that the two defrauded Phawulani Ndlovu (37) of his $5000 after they claimed to be selling a housing stand at over $7000.
They expected him to make a $6 259 and be left with a balance of $800.
He paid $4000 initial and later paid $500 and lastly paid $629 but later the two were not committal to showing him the stand until he made a report to the police leading to their arrest.
Source - Byo24News
