Gweru Till Operator Gets Community Service For US$15,482 Nando’s Fraud
A Gweru till operator who manipulated Nando’s point-of-sale (POS) system to make it appear that customers had paid by card has been convicted of defrauding the restaurant of US$15,482.75.
Cynthia Jongwe, 28, of Jairos Jiri Road, Riverside, Gweru, was sentenced by the Gweru Magistrates’ Court after the fraudulent transactions were uncovered during an internal audit.
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Fictitious Swipe Transactions
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, Jongwe, who was employed as a till operator at Nando’s Gweru, created fictitious swipe transactions and represented that the payments had gone through the restaurant’s POS machines.
However, the transactions did not result in any money being credited to the relevant POS terminals.
The discrepancy was discovered when the company’s audit team reviewed Jongwe’s swipe transactions. The audit revealed that records for the purported payments could not be found.
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Bank Checks Expose Fraud
Following the discovery, the relevant banks were contacted and statements were obtained to establish whether the transactions had resulted in any payments to Nando’s Gweru.
The bank records confirmed that the money had not been received by the restaurant.
The fraudulent activity left Nando’s Gweru with a total financial loss of US$15,482.75, with none of the money recovered.
Prison Term Suspended
The court sentenced Jongwe to 40 months in prison.
Of the sentence, five months were suspended on condition of good behaviour, while a further 24 months were suspended on condition that she restitutes the money.
The remaining 11 months were suspended on condition that she completes 380 hours of community service.
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