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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter
Two suspected female fraudsters formed a bogus organisation called Cattle Ownership Society and allegedly lured civil servants to join and contribute monthly subscriptions on the understanding that they would get cattle each year.
A number of civil servants became interested and joined the organisation, before losing thousands of dollars to the directors of the society, who disappeared from their known offices after collecting money from the complainants for three years.
Some of the civil servants, who were duped are Irene Chidau, Togara Chakara, Telme Ziyamba, David Katerere, Margret Maziva, Cuthbert Marecha, Rodwell Rundu and Muchineripi Sibanda.
They allegedly lost $15 830 to Rutendo Moyo (46) and Marvelous Shumba.
Moyo recently appeared in court before Ms Josephine Sande charged with fraud and was released on bail coupled with some conditions.
Shumba is still at large.
The prosecutor Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa alleged that Moyo and Shumba misrepresented to civil servants that they had a society called Cattle Ownership Society, which was offering cattle to civil servants who would have joined.
The complainants were told that after contributing money ranging from $55 upwards per month, one would get two cattle per year.
The complainants started making monthly contributions, with some paying cash, while others used bank transfers. Some of them had their subscriptions deducted through the Salary Service Bureau.
After contributing for a year, the complainants, the State alleged, approached the pair intending to get their cattle, but were told to continue contributing for another year.
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