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Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent
A Harare man has been hauled to court for allegedly deceiving a businessman into transferring R300 000 under false pretences of delivering an equivalent amount in US dollars.
Learnmore Jonga (34), of Granary Park, appeared before Harare Magistrate Ms Ruth Moyo facing fraud charges.
He was granted bail and is scheduled to return to court on May 19.
The complainant in this case is Bairon Mawoyo.
According to prosecutor Mr Takudzwa Jambawu, the incident occurred on April 15 at around 2pm, when Jonga contacted Mawoyo via WhatsApp.
He claimed he needed rands and had US dollars to exchange.
Jonga reportedly stated that he wanted to make a payment in rands and knew Mawoyo typically had rands available for purchasing cars in South Africa.
He insisted that he had the cash ready for delivery and promised to send someone to Mawoyo’s office at Kwame Mall to complete the transaction.
Convinced by Jonga’s assurances, Mawoyo sent R300 000 and received confirmation from Jonga that someone was on the way to drop off the US dollars at his office in Milton Park.
However, when Mawoyo contacted his office to verify the delivery, no one could confirm that Jonga had brought the money. Since then, Jonga has reportedly made numerous excuses, and the promised USD cash has never been delivered.
As a result, Mawoyo has suffered a total loss equivalent to US$16 042.
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