POLICE in Bulawayo have warned residents and the business community to be on high alert and not to fall prey to criminals who are moving around in a silver Toyota Fortuner motor vehicle, defrauding unsuspecting people using fake United States dollar notes.
Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said the suspects are reportedly using a deceptive method of operation.
“They purchase goods using a genuine solid US$100 note,” Msebele said.
“After receiving the goods and change, they then manipulate the situation to recover the genuine note they initially tendered and replace it with a counterfeit one, defrauding shopkeepers and traders.”
She urged the transacting public and business community to exercise extreme caution when handling cash transactions and dealing with such people who pretend to be in need of their services, but in actual fact are fraudsters and scammers.
“Always verify the authenticity of US dollar notes and ensure that once a transaction is completed, no further exchanges of the original note are entertained,” Msebele said.
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