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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87262, member: 27"]
Exam fees meant for Cambridge got pocketed instead, leaving a parent thousands of dollars lighter and a fake-college operator staring at fraud convictions.

Fraud case against Richmore Sairos
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[*]Richmore Sairos ran an unregistered outfit called Shekinah Elite Academy in Mbare.
[*]Harare magistrate Nyaradzo Manokore found him guilty on three counts.
[*]Charges covered fraud and theft tied to Cambridge Ordinary Level fees.
[*]Prosecutor Takudzwa Mutyavaviri laid out the paper trail in court.
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First child registration scam
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[*]Richmore Sairos collected US$700 in April 2022 for one learner.
[*]That cash was meant for a Nostro transfer to the British Council.
[*]Instead, Sairos kept the funds and cooked up a fake statement.
[*]Trouble surfaced before the June exams when registration glitches were claimed.
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Second payment for two siblings
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[*]Richmore Sairos later pitched registration for two more children.
[*]Seven subjects each required US$1 312 in total fees.
[*]Their parent handed over the money on June 7, 2022.
[*]Rather than remit it, Sairos fabricated bank confirmation receipts.
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How the scheme collapsed
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[*]Richmore Sairos told the parent that there was a Cambridge board error.
[*]Verification with the beneficiary account exposed bogus receipts.
[*]Investigators confirmed no payments ever reached the British Council.
[*]Arrest followed once the missing transfers were established.
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