A gang of eight scammers, led by Wellington Nhiwatiwa (46), targeted 43-year-old Luckson Daka as he disembarked from an Inter-Africa bus on his way from Zvishavane.
According to the prosecutor, Mr Takudzwa Jambawu, the incident occurred on November 19.
The gang threw a bundle of fake notes wrapped in plastic in front of Mr Daka, convincing him it was a large sum of money.
They persuaded him to accompany them to Harare Kopje Mountain, claiming they would share the money with him.
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Meanwhile, Nhiwatiwa appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Isheanesu Matova yesterday facing fraud charges.
He challenged his placement on remand, and the court deferred the ruling to Thursday.
It was while at the mountain that another group of five men appeared, pretending to be police officers.
They allegedly searched Mr Daka’s satchel, seized the US$15 000 he was carrying, and fled the scene.
The scammers had lured Mr Daka into believing that they had found a large sum of money on the roadside and wanted to share it with him. In reality, they were just looking for an unsuspecting victim to rob.
