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EcoCash fraudsters arrested
16 Jun 2018 at 21:45hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested three suspected fraudsters on allegations of creating fictitious EcoCash messages, which they used as proof of payment for various goods.
The latest development comes after a group of criminals has been targeting supermarkets, service stations and various businesses using the same method.
The criminals create fictitious messages to convince the targeted victims to believe that they would have sent money via EcoCash to their merchant code numbers. Criminal Investigations Department spokesperson Detective Assistant Inspector Portia Chinho yesterday confirmed the arrest of the three suspects.
The three, who were arrested by the CID (Commercial Crimes Division for Fraud) are Prince Chiwodza (24), Sungano Musoni (42) and Bernard Mutema (42), all of Glen View 8 in Harare.
"On 2 July 2018, the three hatched a plan to fraudulently obtain fuel from Engen Gazaland Service Station in Highfield. They drove their Nissan Atlas 1,5 ton.
The latest development comes after a group of criminals has been targeting supermarkets, service stations and various businesses using the same method.
The criminals create fictitious messages to convince the targeted victims to believe that they would have sent money via EcoCash to their merchant code numbers. Criminal Investigations Department spokesperson Detective Assistant Inspector Portia Chinho yesterday confirmed the arrest of the three suspects.
The three, who were arrested by the CID (Commercial Crimes Division for Fraud) are Prince Chiwodza (24), Sungano Musoni (42) and Bernard Mutema (42), all of Glen View 8 in Harare.
"On 2 July 2018, the three hatched a plan to fraudulently obtain fuel from Engen Gazaland Service Station in Highfield. They drove their Nissan Atlas 1,5 ton.
Source - the herald
