A mobile money booth operator in Kabwe has allegedly left a businessman stranded after gambling away K60,000 that had been entrusted to her for deposit.
According to details of the incident, the agent received the money from the businessman, identified as Bornface Suntile, around 09:00 hours with the assurance that she was at the bank and would deposit the funds immediately.
However, hours passed without confirmation of the transaction, raising concern.
“So I gave that money to the lady around 09:00 hours and she told me she was in the bank and that she would send the money immediately, but by 12:36 hours nothing was happening,” Suntile said.
Efforts to reach the agent proved unsuccessful as she stopped answering calls.
“I called her after 12:36 hours, she was not picking, not until 17:40 hours when I received a call from police who requested for my presence,” he added.
The situation later took a turn when the agent reportedly surrendered herself to police and confessed to having squandered the K60,000 on Aviator, an online betting platform.
“She handed herself to the police and confessed that she squandered the money on Aviator,” Suntile said.
The businessman further disclosed that the agent admitted to having a debt of K15,000 and had hoped that gambling would help her recover the money and settle her obligations.
Authorities have since taken up the matter, and investigations are ongoing. The mobile money booth remains closed following the incident.
