The syndicate posted job adverts on Facebook about two job
offers in Bedfordshire for domiciliary care and live in care.
Interested candidates were asked to deposit money into an
FBC Bank account, but the suspects became evasive after receiving the money.
The police believe there are more victims who lost their
money to the syndicate and are urging them to report.
One suspect, Frank Nguwi, 26, was arrested and appeared in
court on Saturday facing two counts of fraud.
He was not asked to plead and his bail application is set
to be heard today.
The court heard that sometime in February, Nguwi together
with his alleged accomplices Tapiwa Mugove, Loyd Idaishe Chiwanza and one
Calvin who are still at large, connived to defraud desperate UK job seekers.
The syndicate allegedly posted an advert on a Facebook
group called ‘All Chando Mates Information’ using a UK number.
On March 12, the complainant saw the advert and called the
UK number on WhatsApp and was convinced that it was the only post left and it
would cost her US$4 500.
The complainant was instructed to deposit the money into
one Sarah Makuyana’s FBC Bank account or to hand over cash to Lloyd Chiwanza.
She deposited US$3 500 into the bank account.
Nguwi allegedly then became evasive after receiving the
money prompting the complainant to file a police report.
Nguwi was arrested after he was trapped by the second
complainant who he defrauded of US$2 000.
After blocking her, the second complainant used another
number to pose as a job seeker and asked him to collect his money.
He was arrested upon arrival. H Metro
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