Zimbabwe: Ecocash, Whatsapp Fraud Totals U.S.$100m

13 April 2021

Criminals have been hacking EcoCash and WhatsApp accounts, using stolen identities of persons trusted by others in a WhatsApp group, offer US dollars at good rates, but after receiving the local currency through EcoCash disappear.

Over the past two months, police have received several complaints totalling the equivalent of US$100 million.

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