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Kitwe Con-Man Swindles Guard Out Of K27,000 Over Toyota Corrola
KITWE police have launched a manhunt for a suspected conman who swindled a security guard out of K27,000 on Monday by purporting that he had a car to sell.
Chanda Mulumpa of Kamitondo township, who is employed as a guard at the district education board secretary’s office, obtained a loan to purchase a car but was swindled out of the money by a man named Tembe.
According to Mulumpa, Tembe gave his address as house number 4, 10th Avenue, Nkana West in Kitwe and purported to be selling a good second hand car.
A dejected Mulumpa said that after getting the loan, he made inquiries about where he could buy a good second hand car.
He said he told close friends to help him look for a car.
“He (Tembe) actually followed me at home after I knocked off because I was in the night shift. So he said somebody told him that I was looking for a car. He offered a Toyota Corolla that he was driving,” Mulumpa explained. “I got the money and gave him. We went into town so that he could draft a sale agreement at Afcom House, so when we reached on the first floor, he left us in the business centre, saying he needed to pick the NRC which he had left in the car and that’s how he disappeared from Monday. Imagine I will be paying back the loan that I never used, that somebody got on a silver platter?”
Mulumpa said he had reported the matter to the police who promised to take up the matter with Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA).
And a police source said a manhunt had been launched.
Police also cautioned members of the public to be careful when purchasing items such as cars.
Posted by Editor
on May 2, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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lozifela
May 2, 2014 at 8:05 am
condolences to the guard et congratulations to the conman.I also want to buy a car.
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TC
May 2, 2014 at 8:32 am
Too bad. But ba security guard nabo, how do you give someone money without getting the car? or having all processes completed?
buster
May 2, 2014 at 8:42 am
i find everyone frm da copperbelt gullible.nd not to touch their LR syndrome.hw does a grown man get swinled lyk dat.nd y does a security guard need a car for??instead of a house??
kwacha ngwee
May 2, 2014 at 9:02 am
I D I O T… security guard is also human… he can use that cheap car as a taxi so that he can improve his income
joe
May 2, 2014 at 10:53 am
ba buster how old are u?
kakolwe
May 2, 2014 at 9:08 am
Awe sure ba guard!! The se days, let go of your money a day after you collect the white book. Meaning the day you collect the white book, go check the details at a different RTSA point from the one suggested bybthe seller. I bet ba guard didn’t check the plate number too!
kusko
May 2, 2014 at 9:11 am
To all who want to buy cars be careful there are a lot of people who just want to get your money. For better deals and straight forward business you can visit kusko technologies on facebook or in kitwe at flat 12 hammond courts, Richmond gardens or call 0975 112255. We sell good second hand vehicle e.g unregistered, registered. we also help to buy online to those afraid of internet fraud.
Messenger
May 2, 2014 at 9:46 am
Prophecies, signs and wonders and all manner of divine intervention are the expectations of modern church goers who seek anointed pastors to fulfill such demands. The level of deceit, fraud and falsehood to bring continuous supply to these enormous demands is not just incredible but totally unbelievable. Fraudsters and criminals in operation as religious leaders.
HAKAPONYO
May 2, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Lyf nothng bt a competion 2 b a crimal rather than a victim.jst lyk da GVT z stealng 4rom da poor,so z china stealn 4rm zed. by controlng prices of copper nd other minerals leaving us wit no option than 2 go in 4 chicken change.lets jst wait 4 judgement day my bro
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KONGO DUST
May 4, 2014 at 12:21 pm
The same thing happened to me when I was about to purchase an aeroplane…. Now the good part is that it was a dream….. Kikikikikiki
Kongo dust
May 4, 2014 at 12:33 pm
The same thing happened to me when I was about to purchase an aeroplane…. Now the good part is that it was a dream…..