A Zvishavane man lost US$15,000 to con artists in Harare who used a hoax known in Shona as “chadonha.” In this scheme, scammers drop a bundle of banknotes in the path of their victim.
According to <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/zvishavane-man-loses-us15k-after-falling-to-chadonha-scam/">ZimLive</a>, when the victim picks up the money, believing they’ve found it by chance, they are confronted by the scammers who claim they saw it first.
The scammers then lure the victim to a secluded place under the pretext of sharing the money, where the victim ends up losing both the bait money and their own cash.
In this case, the victim was Luckson Daka, aged 43. One of the suspects, Wellington Nhiwatiwa, 46, appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Isheanesu Matova, charged with fraud.
Nhiwatiwa challenged his placement on remand and was expected back in court on Thursday for a ruling on his application.
Prosecutor Takudzwa Jambawu alleged that on November 19 this year, Nhiwatiwa and seven other suspects, who are still at large, approached Daka as he got off an Inter-Africa bus from Zvishavane.
They dropped a bundle of fake notes wrapped in plastic in front of him.
The court heard that they lured Daka to the Harare Kopje mountain, claiming they would share the money with him.
While at the Kopje, another group of five men appeared, pretending to be police officers.
They reportedly took US$15,000 from Daka’s satchel and vanished.
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A man from Zvishavane lost $15,000 to tricksters in Harare who used a fake money trick called "chadonha." The scammers dropped fake money in front of the victim and then lured him to a secluded place, where they took his real money. The victim was Luckson Daka, 43 years old. One suspect was caught and charged with fraud, while seven others are still on the run. The suspect challenged being held in custody and was waiting for a court ruling. This happened on November 19 when the scammers approached Daka as he got off a bus from Zvishavane.

Zvishavane Man Loses US$15,000 In "Chadonha" Trick In Harare

ZimTrade has warned members of the public of fake social media accounts created by scammers impersonating its officials.
In a statement, ZimTrade said it has nothing to do with individuals masquerading as an investment firm, encouraging businesses and individuals to join a WhatsApp group. Reads the statement:
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ZimTrade, the national trade development and promotion agency of Zimbabwe, has noted with concern the fake social media groups and communities, some using the name “ZimTrade Investments”, as well as the ZimTrade name and logo.
These groups are being managed, and their content is being circulated by persons using the following numbers: –
(+234 803 236 9061),(+27 81 445 8706), (+44 7418 362595), (+1 (573) 518-5091)
These individuals are impersonating as ZimTrade Officials and masquerading as an investment firm, encouraging businesses and individuals to join a bogus WhatsApp group and follow an unreliable link to join the fake investment firm.
As ZimTrade we would like to advise our stakeholders and the business community that we are not in any way associated with these groups and any content generated by these individuals.
As such, we encourage you to ignore their messages as there is a high risk that these are conmen, likely to dupe people of their hard-earned money.
We are working with authorities to establish the identities behind these bogus individuals, and we strongly advise you to report any direct contact to the official numbers provided below.
ZimTrade continues to support its stakeholders in its mandate to energize Zimbabwe’s export growth.
NB:- Please take note of the following OFFICIAL ZimTrade communication channels and numbers below:
Head Office:
188 Sam Nujoma Street
Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263 24 2369330-43
Southern Region Office 
48 Josiah Tongogara Street,
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
Tel +263 (29) 266151/62378
Eastern Region Office: 
Suite 6 Manica Centre 
118 Hebert Chitepo,
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Tel +263 2020 62843/46
Twitter: ZimTradeAlerts
WhatsApp: +263 78 866 5599
Facebook: Zim Trade Zimbabwe
Email: info@zimtrade.co.zw 
Website: www.tradezimbabwe.com
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