Obediah Mutore (50) who stays at Yorks Business Center’s
case went before Mberengwa Magistrate Charity Tonongera. He pleaded guilty and
was remanded in custody for sentencing.
Prosecutor Romeo Zibani said the accused had letters with
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) date stamps, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ),
High Court and Nedbank and he told his victims that he had a lot of money
frozen by Government for political reasons. He then borrowed money from them
promising to pay back once the freeze on his accounts was lifted.
In July 2022 at Yorks Business Centre, Mutore told Itai
Chibaye (43) that he was a doctor in South Africa and was transferring his cash
into Zimbabwe but his account was frozen by Government for political
reasons. He asked for financial
assistance from Chibaye to do paper work so he could get back his cash. He
promised to pay interest on the borrowed sum.
On different occasions, Chibaye gave the accused cash that
totaled US$1 900. The cash was not returned and Chibaye reported the matter to
Police leading to the arrest of Mutore on October 11, 2022.
He used the fake documents and statements to get cash from
five other people.
In January 2022 he asked for cash from Evidence Nyathi and
he received different amounts totaling US$850.
In February he received US$3 608 from Takazviona Madadigwa
and US$4 500 from Sakudzo Salenda from Village 9 Greenspan.
In July 2022 he was given US$900 by Musiiwa Sithole (32)
residing at Yorks Business Center and US$250 by Tatenda Manyiwa (27) residing
at Mberengwa Low Density and employed at Mudhomboyi Butchery, Mberengwa. The
complainants reported their cases after hearing that Mutore was arrested for
various fraud cases. Nothing was recovered.
Mutore was released from prison last year after serving
time for some fraud cases. Masvingo Mirror
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