Man arrested for defrauding Econet customers
Published: 2013 August 23 15:10:36 (5797 Views)
A Bulawayo man who was contracted by Zimbabwe's Econet Wireless as an EcoCash agent has been arrested for allegedly deliberately transferring clients' money into his mobile phone number and converting it to his own use.
EcoCash is a mobile payment facility introduced by Econet for its subscribers to complete simple financial transactions such as sending money, buying prepaid airtime and paying for goods and services.
Bandile Manduma (21), was employed as an agent by Cash Brand Ambassador situated at Number 82 Robert Mugabe Way.
His duties included visiting EcoCash agents around Bulawayo to reconcile their work and looking for new clients whom he would also register.
Manduna, from Bellevue was arrested after 16 clients, who included agents of Cash Brand Ambassador and individuals reported him to the police when it was discovered that the money they had collected from clients was not reflecting.
He is being charged with fraud after converting a total of $893 to his own use.
Manduna was not asked to plead to the offence when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Ms Marilyn Mutshina yesterday.
He was remanded in custody to Tuesday. The State led by Mr Dumisani Moyo would seek to prove that on dates not given, Manduna allegedly misrepresented to clients that he was registering them.
It is alleged that instead, he would transfer different amounts of cash from clients' accounts or from other agents into his number 0777611934 without their knowledge.
The court was told that Manduna would delete the confirmation message showing that the transaction has been completed on the clients' phones to cover up his actions.
The State alleges that he would go and withdraw the money from other EcoCash agents and convert it to his own use.
The moneys he allegedly defrauded range from $2 to about $93 per client, all adding up to $893 and nothing was recovered.
- Newsbite
EcoCash is a mobile payment facility introduced by Econet for its subscribers to complete simple financial transactions such as sending money, buying prepaid airtime and paying for goods and services.
Bandile Manduma (21), was employed as an agent by Cash Brand Ambassador situated at Number 82 Robert Mugabe Way.
His duties included visiting EcoCash agents around Bulawayo to reconcile their work and looking for new clients whom he would also register.
Manduna, from Bellevue was arrested after 16 clients, who included agents of Cash Brand Ambassador and individuals reported him to the police when it was discovered that the money they had collected from clients was not reflecting.
He is being charged with fraud after converting a total of $893 to his own use.
Manduna was not asked to plead to the offence when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Ms Marilyn Mutshina yesterday.
He was remanded in custody to Tuesday. The State led by Mr Dumisani Moyo would seek to prove that on dates not given, Manduna allegedly misrepresented to clients that he was registering them.
It is alleged that instead, he would transfer different amounts of cash from clients' accounts or from other agents into his number 0777611934 without their knowledge.
The court was told that Manduna would delete the confirmation message showing that the transaction has been completed on the clients' phones to cover up his actions.
The State alleges that he would go and withdraw the money from other EcoCash agents and convert it to his own use.
The moneys he allegedly defrauded range from $2 to about $93 per client, all adding up to $893 and nothing was recovered.
- Newsbite
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