Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A Harare chicken farmer is heartbroken after being scammed out of 250 chickens valued at US$1,500 by two men who paid with a single US$20 note and a stack of worthless old bond notes.
Lucia Nyamayaro told ZimLive that she was contacted by a “customer” using the mobile numbers 0787393755 and 0788682398 after advertising dressed chickens for sale on Facebook.
According to Nyamayaro, the buyer placed an order for 250 birds at a total cost of US$1,500, and a meeting was arranged for 6 AM at Strathaven shops on Tuesday, where the customer claimed to own a butchery. Said Nyamayaro:
“The man I had been talking to didn’t show up, but two other guys arrived in a Toyota Hilux, registration AFT 7625, saying they worked for him.
“They handed me a bunch of cash tied with a rubber band in US$10 and US$20 notes. I counted and confirmed it was US$1,500.
“They then said they needed to fetch the keys to the butchery from their boss’s house nearby and couldn’t leave both the money and the chickens with me.”
Nyamayaro said she returned the cash, but the pair then insisted on taking the chickens anyway. She said:
“We began loading the chickens into their vehicle. When we were almost done, one of them handed me what I thought was the same bundle of cash. They then jumped into their vehicle and sped off.”
When Nyamayaro checked the payment, she discovered it was a single US$20 note wrapped around a pile of obsolete bond notes. Heartbroken, she broke down in tears.
The matter has been reported to Avondale Police Station under crime reference number RRB 6484751.
Anyone who recognises the suspects is urged to contact the nearest police station or reach the victim directly on 0772972380.
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