{"id":18240,"date":"2020-01-18T15:03:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T13:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=18240"},"modified":"2020-01-18T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T13:03:05","slug":"byo-couple-in-500k-money-laundering-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/community\/byo-couple-in-500k-money-laundering-scam","title":{"rendered":"Byo couple in $500k money-laundering scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A BULAWAYO couple has appeared in court charged with theft and money-laundering involving $500 000. They allegedly committed the offence through their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EcoCashZW?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">EcoCash<\/a> agent line which they hired out to a business operator in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Fredrick Topia (40) and his wife Nyarai Magaya (32) denied the charge when they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Lizwe Jamela on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>They were remanded out of custody to January 31.<\/p>\n<p>The court was told that on an unknown date last year, Topia and Magaya registered a company, Fredloui (Pvt) Limited, for which they are co-directors and acquired an EcoCash agent line registered under the name Fredloui Investments (Pvt) Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2019, the couple allegedly enlisted the services of one Peter Grassmore Mare, who is still at large, to look for a person who would use the agent line.<\/p>\n<p>Mare went on to hire out the line to Moses Matsveru, although it was registered in the couple\u2019s company name.<\/p>\n<p>Ad by Valueimpression<br \/>\nOn November 29, 2019, Matsveru received a payment of $500 000 into his bank account. He then instructed his bank to transfer the money to the EcoCash agent line.<\/p>\n<p>On the same date, Topia and Magaya blocked and replaced the EcoCash agent line, thus effectively denying Matsveru access to his money.<\/p>\n<p>The court heard that the couple later met Mare in the central business district and transferred the money from the agent line in question to two EcoCash agent lines.<\/p>\n<p>Topia and Magaya then went on to convert the $500 000 to US$20 210, which they later allegedly shared with Mare.<\/p>\n<p>When Matsveru discovered the scam, he reported the matter to the police, leading to the couple\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BULAWAYO couple has appeared in court charged with theft and money-laundering involving $500 000. They allegedly committed the offence through their EcoCash agent line which they hired out to a business operator in the city. 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