Granny (59) convicted in $12 000 fraud case

Nancy Kutyauripo a 59 year old woman was yesterday convicted of defrauding Zimra official of $12 000 in a well orchestrated residential scam.

She on on Wednesday told Harare magistrate Francis Mapfumo that she was coerced into duping the complainant in the matter, one Charles Nyamaropa, after joining a syndicate that wanted to take advantage of her physical disability.

Kutyauripo, who walks with a limp after suffering a mild stroke, admitted in court that she was used by a syndicate to misrepresent she was the owner of a serviced residential stand in Prospect valued at $22 000 in return for a $1 500 fee.