Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
A ZVISHAVANE man has appeared before the Zvishavane Magistrates’ Court after he misrepresented to Ecosure Insurance Company that his daughter had died in a bid to fraudulently claim US$6 500 in benefits from the company.
Promise Banda (40) has since appeared at the Zvishavane Magistrates’ Court, where he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, with four months suspended on condition of good behavior, leaving him with an effective 14 months behind bars, after being convicted of fraud.
On July 29, Banda unlawfully misrepresented to Ecosure Insurance Company (Econet Wireless Zvishavane) that his daughter, “Chipo Enia Banda”, had died.
Investigations revealed that Banda had forged a Child Health Card, changing details to create a fictitious dependent.
He used the forged document to acquire a burial order number 526/25 from the Zvishavane District Registrar’s Office.
The accused submitted the burial order and false claim online to Ecosure, seeking to fraudulently obtain US$6,250 in death benefits.
Authorities established that the supposed beneficiary did not exist and that the offender had acted intentionally to defraud the insurance company.
The court found the offender guilty of fraud, noting that such schemes were deliberate attacks on financial institutions and erode trust in insurance systems.
