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Bulawayo fake ID syndicate busted
Two men who operated a fake identity card manufacturing scheme from inside a government registry office in Bulawayo have been jailed following a sensational exposé and police crackdown.Brian ...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:37hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp's new feature might be a gift to con artists
There is a seductive appeal to the word "privacy." It conjures images of safety, control, and autonomy. It suggests a world in which one can participate without being exposed, speak without being watc...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 21:57hrs | 741 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Tredgold fake IDs masterminds arrested
Two suspects, Brian Veririzhe and Thamsanqa Moyo, have been arrested for allegedly operating a sophisticated identity card forgery racket at the Umguza Civil Registry Department, located in the Tredgo...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:41hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Fake ID scam exposed at Bulawayo's Tredgold building
A fake national identity document scam operating from within the Civil Registry Department's Tredgold Building in Bulawayo has been uncovered, implicating an employee of a private company contracted b...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:40hrs | 2532 | by Staff reporter
3 arrested in fake car registration loan scam
Police have arrested three suspected fraudsters who allegedly hired vehicles and forged national identity documents and car registration books to secure loans from financial institutions, which they n...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 11:00hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
'CIO operative' dupes farmer of US$30,000
A man accused of impersonating a State security agent, Shepherd Mangoma, appeared before Harare Magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday facing charges of impersonation, fraud, and theft of trust property. Mang...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:55hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe passports processing officer appears in court
A processing officer at the Harare Registrar General's Office, Chipo Matovanyika, appeared in court yesterday on charges of assisting four Cameroonian nationals to fraudulently acquire Zimbabwean pass...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Murder accused Gweru businessman strips in court
The trial of Peter Dube, a Gweru businessman accused of double murder and two attempted murders, was delayed this week after he displayed erratic behavior in court, raising concerns about his mental s...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gold syndicate kingpin accused of acquiring fake South African ID
AN investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in South Africa.The home affairs officer probing...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:29hrs | 10307 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwean accused in gold syndicate acquired SA ID
An investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in SA.The home affairs officer probing the case ...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:41hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Bogus chief's messengers arrested
SEVEN daring Nyanga villagers who allegedly masqueraded as Chief Saunyama's messengers, issuing counterfeit summons to villagers to appear before the community court, were recently nabbed and arraigne...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer haunted by 2019 fraud case
Vuyile Jamela Mpofu, a prominent Bulawayo-based lawyer formerly with VJ Mpofu and Associates, is facing ongoing difficulties due to a 2019 fraud case, despite being acquitted. Mpofu, along with Mayor ...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 14:01hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested for using fake ID at Ramaphosa's inauguration
A Zimbabwean national was yesterday arrested for using a deceased person's ID to gain access to President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa's inauguration.According to Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, spokespers...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 08:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Cyber criminal faces arrest
Fugitive cyber-criminal Trynos Muzanenhamo (25) was arrested on Friday for allegedly duping companies and individuals of more than USD$27 million after being on the run since last year.Acting ...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 12:37hrs | 11 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
$27 million identity fraud suspect arrested
POLICE have arrested a suspected cyber-criminal who allegedly hacked WhatsApp accounts, cloned bank cards, and stole people's identities to commit fraud.Trynos Muzanenhamo (25) was arrested af...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 18:11hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Drivers' licence impasse in Electoral Bill debate
Parliament is next week expected to resume debate on contentious clauses in the Electoral Amendment Bill after a marathon and heated sitting which started on Thursday afternoon last week went into ear...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive killer Dube surfaces in Ireland
FUGITIVE Gweru businessman Peter Dube - who is being hunted by police after allegedly fatally shooting three people and injuring his second wife in 2021 following a misunderstanding and fallout over a...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold smugglers use South African banks, bribes to launder money
Several key officials at three major South African banks are helping a gold smuggling gang launder millions of dollars of dirty cash in exchange for regular bribes, an Al Jazeera investigation has fou...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 17:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Four in soup for masquerading as detectives
Four suspects were arrested yesterday for impersonating CID Drugs and Narcotics detectives. Liberty Chigwida(74), Nyaradzai Chikoore(37), Fungai Matinenga (32) and Savious Mbewe (46) are the four in c...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 08:43hrs | 2 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Four nabbed for creating fake IDs
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested four suspects for creating fake IDs used for stealing pensioners money.The four suspects have allegedly swindled more than ZWL$15 00...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 12:23hrs | 12 | by Desmond Nleya and Shelton Muchena
South Africa flagging fake IDs, passports
The net is closing in on syndicates manufacturing and selling fake South African passports and IDs.Following the arrest of a kingpin who allegedly sold fake IDs and passports, the Department o...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 09:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Internal polls expose Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF faithful have unwittingly disclosed that they were given fake national identity (ID) cards to cheat in the party's internal elections, a revelation that renders credence to opposition claims o...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Cyberbullies are Cowards
Am I the only one receiving cyber attacks on social media? What can you do if you are a target of cyberattacks? In this paper, the author would define what cyberbullying is and what cyberbullies a...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 13:51hrs | 8 | by Etiwel Mutero
Fake ZACC investigator offers lift to genuine official, arrested
Citizens have been urged by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to be on high alert following a surge in the number of people pretending to be ZACC officials.This comes after an imp...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 18:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Econet warns against identity theft
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe says it is working with the police to bring to book perpetrators who have been involved in identity theft and defrauding its customers.The se...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ 'officials' arrested
Police in Midlands have arrested two Harare men driving around the country with fake Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe identity cards, swindling businesses after accusing them of using the wrong foreign exchan...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Stands fraudster denied bail
A 46-year-old Chitungwiza man who allegedly defrauded an unsuspecting home-seeker of US$32 000 by using fake identity cards to sell a Mandara stand which did not belong to him was today denied bail....Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRP ropes in Interpol
POLICE have roped in the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and their counterparts in South Africa and Botswana to assist in locating four armed robbers who escaped arrest following...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 15:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec exam ID scam unearthed
Police have busted a syndicate behind fake national identification cards (IDs) used by criminals who are hired to fraudulently sit for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) exams on behalf of ...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
$42 million lost to cyber-crime
More than $40 million has been lost to cyber-crime in the first four months of the year, an official report has shown.According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) statistics, 4 001 counts o...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
State of Cyber laws in Zimbabwe and what needs to be done Now!!!
Cybercrimes are a growing concern for governments and nations, Zimbabwean government has been pushing for universal access of the Internet, encouraged the use of social media and is pushing for the us...Published: 23 May 2019 at 16:06hrs | 14 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
4-man syndicate producing fake IDs, drivers' licences arrested
POLICE have busted a four-man-syndicate that was producing fake national identity cards, drivers' licences and defensive drivers' certificates among other documents countrywide. Police did not release...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 in court over forged drivers' licences, IDs
Four men, who are facing 60 counts of forgery after manufacturing fake identity documents, driver's licences and passports at an office in the Harare central business district were on Tuesday denied b...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chef brags over poll rigging antics
MASVINGO Provincial Affairs minister Ezra Chadzamira on Wednesday publicly bragged about Zanu PF's poll-rigging machinations, saying the practice was commonly practiced globally.The Zanu PF pr...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporte
MDC MPs languish in Hwahwa prison
Two Movement for Democratic Change Members of Parliament Amos Chibaya and Settlement Chikwinya are languishing in Hwahwa prison after they were remanded in custody to 28 January afte...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 15:49hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ex-magistrate, accomplices remanded
FORMER Harare magistrate Memory Chigwaza and her two alleged accomplices, who are facing $155 000 fraud charges after they sold non-existent residential stands to unsuspecting home seekers, were last ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ex-magistrate in court for fraud
Former Harare magistrate Memory Chigwaza and her two alleged accomplices appeared in court yesterday facing charges of defrauding homeseekers of $155 000 after selling them non-existent residential st...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:20hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Voter arrested over fake ID
A DANGAMVURA woman who tried to vote using her daughter's national identity card during the just-ended ZANU-PF primary elections was left with egg on the face when she was apprehended and dragged to t...Published: 25 May 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Judgment date set for lawyer for 'defrauding' home seeker
THE judgment date for Bulawayo lawyer Russell Dzete, who allegedly ganged up with two accomplices and defrauded an unsuspecting home seeker of more than $13 000, has been set for March 15.The ...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Armed Madzibaba stalks Mnangagwa, arrested
SELF-STYLED Harare prophet Gathry Chiredzero (popularly known as Madzibaba Gathry) allegedly masqueraded as a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative and stalked President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fraudster lawyer ordered to pay victim $25 000
THE High Court has ordered Bulawayo lawyer Tungamirai Nyengera to pay back $25 000 to a home seeker he defrauded in a botched housing deal.Nyengera forged title deeds and sold a house in Belle...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man nabbed in Botswana over fake ID, passport
A 35-year-old Zimbabwean Lizwe Ngwenya pleaded guilty to fraudulently acquiring a Botswana national identity card, commonly known as Omang, and a Botswana passport.Ngwenya was arrested by a sp...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 07:11hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
Top Bulawayo lawyer nabbed on fresh fraud charges
A TOP Bulawayo lawyer, Russell Dzete, has been arrested on fresh fraud charges after he allegedly ganged up with two accomplices and defrauded an unsuspecting home seeker of more than $13 000....Published: 26 Aug 2017 at 10:20hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo lawyer in $50 000 house fraud
DISGRACED Bulawayo lawyer Mr Tungamirayi Nyengera has been sucked into a $50 000 fraud case in which four people have been arrested for selling a house they did not own.Mr Nyengera was deregis...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'CIO' officers hassle cops
THERE was drama in Mutare's Central Business District after two bogus Central Intelligence Organisation officers – who were part of a 10-member gang that was illegally dealing in diamonds recently q...Published: 01 Jul 2017 at 14:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
I voted multiple times for people living in the diaspora at the insistence of Tobaiwa Mudede
Tobaiwa Mudede, a Mugabe's apologetic civil servant who is somehow immune to retirement is a perennial electoral impostor, manipulator of the voters roll and an agent of corrupting the democratic elec...Published: 01 Jul 2017 at 11:33hrs | | by Themba Mthethwa
Trio forges ID, title deeds to dupe buyers
Police have arrested three suspects believed to be part of a syndicate allegedly duping home-seekers by advertising non-existent residential stands in newspapers and using fake documents.Tinas...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fake ID card printing ring busted
Police have arrested people in Harare who were allegedly printing fake national identity documents and the suspects will appear in court soon. In a statement yesterday, the Registrar-General's...Published: 14 Jun 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Fake IDs fraud claims rampant'
COMPANIES and individuals are losing millions of dollars due to fraud involving fake identification documents, the Registrar General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has said.Addressing officials from Govern...Published: 10 Jun 2017 at 17:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe appears in court over fraud
Two Bulawayo alleged bogus Estate agents officials have been dragged to the court for defrauding a resident of over $13 000 in a botched housing stand deal.Progress Ndlovu (43) and Jesina Muga...Published: 20 May 2017 at 11:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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