A NATIONAL Social Security Authority (NSSA) accountant has appeared in court after he fraudulently personalised some pensioner’s accounts and spent their money on cars and other goodies.
Delight Chimedza, 32, of Budiriro 5 was dragged to the courts last Thursday facing fraud charges. He was remanded out of custody on $200 bail.
According to prosecutors, Chimedza, whose office kept records of pensioners’ claim forms, committed the offence between January and February this year.
Court heard one Kamurai Dzingirai claimed his pension from NSSA and supplied his POSB account number.
NSSA then processed his pension amounting $4,525 and deposited it in his bank account.
Chimedza then checked Dzingirai’s claim forms and realised that his funds had been processed.
He allegedly went on to access his identity particulars and opened an account with Steward Bank.
Court heard he then copied and pasted Dzingirai’s payment sheet to read that he had directed his money to the Steward bank account.
The money was transferred to the account and Chimedza used it to buy a Honda fit vehicle.
Using the same modus operandi, Chimedza allegedly stole one Eddar Chimutsa’s $4,440.
The offence was unearthed when the complainants tried to withdraw their money only to discover that their coffers were empty.
Audrey Chogumaira appeared for the state.