A 23-YEAR-OLD unemployed Harare man appeared at the Harare
Magistrates’ Courts yesterday facing fraud charges after he allegedly consumed
beer worth $87 000 at Club Sankayi owned by socialite Genius Kadungure
(popularly known as Ginimbi) before generating fake deposit CABS Bank payment
messages.
Thulani Roy Dhlamini of Emerald Hill was not asked to plead
when he appeared before magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa, who remanded him to
today for bail ruling.
The State alleged that from September 28 to October 14 this
year, Dhlamini frequented the club and purchased alcohol on different
occasions.
Dhlamini would “pay” by means of electronic transfers into
the complainant’s Cabs account. It is alleged Dhlamini hatched a plan to steal
from Club Sankayi and created fake payment confirmation messages and send them
to the complainant as proof of transfer.
The State alleges Dhlamini consumed alcohol of various
amounts of $10 000, $12 000, $25 000 and $40 000 on different occasions before
sending fake payment confirmation messages. The complainant allegedly did not
bother to check with the bank during that time.
It is alleged after realising that Dhlamini was
continuously spending large amounts of money on alcohol, and checked with his
bank, Ginimbi discovered that he had been duped as there was no evidence that
accused had transferred money into his account.
He made a report to the police and Dhlamini was arrested.
Newsday
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