A Zvishavane man received a 14-month prison term after attempting to collect $6,250 from Ecosure Insurance by inventing a deceased daughter. Promise Banda fabricated documents, such as a child health card and a burial order, to support his false claim about Chipo Enia Banda. The 40-year-old defendant appeared in Zvishavane Magistrates' Court and received an 18-month sentence with four months suspended for good behavior.
Insurance investigators exposed the scheme when they discovered that no child by that name had ever existed. The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe warned that fraudulent claims undermine public confidence in financial institutions. A similar case emerged last year when Sylvester Rusere from Harare invented two fictitious children and reported one dead to claim funeral benefits. Rusere paid a $400 fine after pleading guilty to fraud charges in the Masvingo court.
Insurance investigators exposed the scheme when they discovered that no child by that name had ever existed. The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe warned that fraudulent claims undermine public confidence in financial institutions. A similar case emerged last year when Sylvester Rusere from Harare invented two fictitious children and reported one dead to claim funeral benefits. Rusere paid a $400 fine after pleading guilty to fraud charges in the Masvingo court.
