A young bartender learned the hard way that free money comes with serious consequences. Sandile Moyo thought she struck gold when her bank card magically connected to a company account loaded with cash. The 26-year-old Victoria Falls worker discovered three thousand dollars sitting in what appeared to be her account. She decided to help herself to the unexpected windfall without asking questions. The party lasted just over a week before reality came crashing down.
Moyo opened two accounts at CABS Victoria Falls branch on May 28th. When she picked up her bank card eleven days later, bank staff accidentally linked it to Aspire Surveillance Security's fat account. The company had over three thousand dollars just sitting there waiting. Moyo spotted the mistake but chose to keep quiet about the banking blunder. She figured nobody would notice if she took a little here and there.
The bar worker went on a serious spending spree between June 9th and 18th. She made multiple trips to ATMs around town withdrawing money that belonged to someone else. Her shopping adventure netted her over nine hundred dollars before bank officials caught the error. CABS workers spotted the problem and called police immediately. Officers arrested Moyo shortly after the bank filed their complaint.
Magistrate Linda Dzvene handed down a nine-month prison sentence but offered Moyo a deal. She can avoid jail time if she pays back every stolen penny to the building society. The young woman must also stay out of trouble for the next four months. Court officials never recovered any of the missing money from her spending adventure.
Moyo opened two accounts at CABS Victoria Falls branch on May 28th. When she picked up her bank card eleven days later, bank staff accidentally linked it to Aspire Surveillance Security's fat account. The company had over three thousand dollars just sitting there waiting. Moyo spotted the mistake but chose to keep quiet about the banking blunder. She figured nobody would notice if she took a little here and there.
The bar worker went on a serious spending spree between June 9th and 18th. She made multiple trips to ATMs around town withdrawing money that belonged to someone else. Her shopping adventure netted her over nine hundred dollars before bank officials caught the error. CABS workers spotted the problem and called police immediately. Officers arrested Moyo shortly after the bank filed their complaint.
Magistrate Linda Dzvene handed down a nine-month prison sentence but offered Moyo a deal. She can avoid jail time if she pays back every stolen penny to the building society. The young woman must also stay out of trouble for the next four months. Court officials never recovered any of the missing money from her spending adventure.
