{"id":105075,"date":"2025-02-22T10:33:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T08:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/two-arrested-for-hacking-forex-access-system-and-stealing-us220000"},"modified":"2025-02-27T00:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:01:40","slug":"two-arrested-for-hacking-forex-access-system-and-stealing-us220000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/two-arrested-for-hacking-forex-access-system-and-stealing-us220000","title":{"rendered":"Two Arrested For Hacking Forex Access System And Stealing US$220,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Two suspected hackers, Ngonidzashe Lison Dhubiyo (29) and Terrence Mashumba (38) appeared before Harare Magistrate Isheunesu Matova on Friday, facing charges of fraud and money laundering, reported NewsDay.<\/p>\n

The two are accused of hacking into the Forex Access system, a money transfer company, and fraudulently withdrawing US$220,000.<\/p>\n

The complainant in the case is Access Forex (Pvt) Ltd, represented by auditor Patson Makina. The company specializes in sending and receiving money internationally.<\/p>\n

Dhubiyo is employed by another money transfer firm in Mutare, while Mashumba works for the Ministry of Agriculture at Forbes Border Post in Mutare. The two accused persons were remanded in custody until Monday for bail consideration.<\/p>\n

The Allegations<\/b><\/p>\n

Prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi alleged that in January 2023, the two men, along with an accomplice named Tinashe Jonah Sithole (who is still at large), conspired to defraud Access Forex.<\/p>\n

The accused gained unauthorised access to the company\u2019s money remittance platform and created fake transactions that appeared to originate from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

These transactions were processed and withdrawn by the accused, despite no actual money being sent from the UK.<\/p>\n

Between January and October 2023, the accused sent the fraudulent funds to their personal mobile number accounts in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

They then collected the money from Access Forex locations across the country. In total, they managed to send and collect US$220,065.<\/p>\n

Proceeds of the Alleged Crime<\/b><\/p>\n

After collecting the stolen money, the accused used it to buy vehicles and household electronics.<\/p>\n

The fraud was discovered when Access Forex audited its system. The two suspects were arrested in Mutare, and two vehicles\u2014a Toyota Hiace and a Nissan Note\u2014purchased with the stolen funds were recovered.<\/p>\n

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