WORLD renowned eye specialist Solomon Guramatunhu (70) was allegedly duped US$108 000 in a botched cryptocurrency deal.
According to state papers, Guramatunhu, an ophthalmologist, allegedly engaged Lloyd Chiyangwa to set up five accounts he would use to trade in cryptocurrency. Chiyangwa was remanded in custody by a Harare Magistrate yesterday.The court heard that Guramatunhu engaged Chiyangwa, who was based in the UK at the time and tasked him to set up wallets and to create passwords for these.
Chiyangwa transferred 122 467 Matic tokens worth US$108 924,24 from Guramatunhu’s Metamask wallet to Waybit exchange.
Guramatunhu then discovered that the tokens were missing when he intended to move them to another wallet. Chiyangwa is suspected to have used his iPhone 15 cellphone to make the transaction. Guramatunhu reported the case to the cops.
