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Director dupes house seeker
28 May 2016 at 07:14hrs | Views
A director of an Estate Agent Property Connect has been dragged top court for allegedly duping a home seeker and defrauding her of $14 000.
Shadreck Muvaka 45 pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared before Harare magistrate Bianca Makwande.
It is alleged that on August 2015, Otilia Mabika intended to sell her house in Mvurwi so she assigned the accused who is an agent to advertise the house on her behalf.
He allegedly the same year complainant saw the advert in the newspaper stating that the house was on sale and went to view it.
On the same month he went to Muvaka's office where he met the accused and was told that the house was still available.
It is alleged that Muvaka went to tell the complainant that he had the mandate to sell the house from the owner and showed him the titled deeds.
The complainant deposited $400 for the agreement of sale and further $20 000 towards the purchase of the house.
He was issued with the receipt as proof of payment. It is alleged that on August 24 the same year another $1 450 was deposited as money for conveyance and transfer fees of the house in complainant's name.
After all being done the accused became evasive leading to the complainant approaching the true owner of the house Mabika who told him that she never tasked the accused to sell the house.
A report made to the police led to his arrest.
Shadreck Muvaka 45 pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared before Harare magistrate Bianca Makwande.
It is alleged that on August 2015, Otilia Mabika intended to sell her house in Mvurwi so she assigned the accused who is an agent to advertise the house on her behalf.
He allegedly the same year complainant saw the advert in the newspaper stating that the house was on sale and went to view it.
On the same month he went to Muvaka's office where he met the accused and was told that the house was still available.
It is alleged that Muvaka went to tell the complainant that he had the mandate to sell the house from the owner and showed him the titled deeds.
The complainant deposited $400 for the agreement of sale and further $20 000 towards the purchase of the house.
He was issued with the receipt as proof of payment. It is alleged that on August 24 the same year another $1 450 was deposited as money for conveyance and transfer fees of the house in complainant's name.
After all being done the accused became evasive leading to the complainant approaching the true owner of the house Mabika who told him that she never tasked the accused to sell the house.
A report made to the police led to his arrest.
Source - H-Metro
