Munyaradzi Mashiri- Court Correspondent
A man has been arraigned before the court for defrauding a woman of US$2 500 by posing as a duty payment agent using fake documents.
Eric Tinashe Sibanda, 33, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing a charge of fraud.
He is expected to appear in court again on June 18, 2025.
The court heard that on April 4, Sibanda went to the complainant, Yvette Chilungu’s, residence after they had agreed that he would collect money from her for the payment of duty.
Sibanda was handed US$2 500 by Chilungu and was instructed to use it to pay duty for a vehicle. He left with the money.
Later that day, Sibanda sent a fake NMB Commercial Bank proof of payment, which claimed that he had paid ZIG$84,497.09 — the equivalent of US$2,500.
The scam was uncovered when Chilungu went to ZIMRA to collect the car and was informed by officials that no payment had been made.
She then filed a police report.
On May 12, 2025, detectives from CID Marlborough received a tip-off about Sibanda’s whereabouts, leading to his arrest.
The total amount defrauded is US$2 500.
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