By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo couple appeared in court for defrauding the person they had given their Ecocash agent line to, bagging $500000 in the process.

The couple, Fredrick Topia (40) and his wife Nyarai Magaya (32) reportedly registered their company and acquired an agent line for their business. They went on to hire out the line to one Moses Matsveru who transferred $500000 to the agent line.

On the day of the transaction, the couple blocked and replaced the line blocking Matsveru from accessing his money. They went on to change the money into US Dollars and shared the $20 210 with the man who had helped them rent out the line to Matsveru.

They were arrested and remanded out of custody to 31 January after they posted bail.

-Newsday