Bogus Be Forward Sales Agents on WhatsApp
Bulawayo woman defrauded of US$5,200 by fake Be Forward Sales Agent
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is looking for a man who defrauded a Bulawayo woman of $5,200 by pretending to be a Be Forward automobile sales agent.
The culprit was identified by the police as Chinhoyi native Lukias Kapuchira.
He allegedly met the complainant in August of last year near the intersection of George Silundika Street and Leopold Takawira in Bulawayo, where he allegedly received US$5 200 and promised to import a car for the woman.
Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said:
Sometime last year in May, the complainant from Nkulumane, Bulawayo saw an advert on a WhatsApp platform stating that the accused could export cars from Japan on behalf of customers. The complainant reached out to the defendant and a payment was made.
From then on Kapuchira did not respond to the complainant’s attempts to reach him until he was no longer reachable.
The matter came to light last Monday when the complainant made a report to the police. Inspector Ncube appealed to members of the public with any information that may lead to the arrest of the accused person to contact any nearest police station.
He urged members of the public to be diligent when dealing with car dealers or any other agents where expensive properties are involved.
