In
a
statement
issued
on
Tuesday,
17
March,
presidential
spokesperson
George
Charamba
said
impostors
are
using,
among
others,
South
African
and
Nigerian
telephone
numbers
to
contact
both
citizens
and
foreigners.
They
are
believed
to
be
acting
with
malicious
intent,
attempting
to
solicit
money,
services,
or
personal
information.
Added
Charamba:
“We
urge
those
affected
to
be
vigilant
and
verify
any
communication
purporting
to
be
from
the
Vice
President’s
Office,
or
from
his
wife.“Any
and
all
official
communication
involving
the
Vice
President,
his
Office
or
his
household
follows
proper,
official
channels,
and
is
handled
by
persons
employed
for
that
purpose.“Further,
the
Department
wishes
to
inform
the
public
that
both
the
Honourable
Vice
President
and
his
wife
do
not
have
(X)
accounts.“Any
such
accounts
claiming
association
with
them,
or
purporting
to
project
their
views
on
any
matter,
are
false
and
should
be
disregarded
and
dismissed
with
unreserved
contempt.”
Charamba
said
that,
to
date,
the
impostors
have
used
several
phone
numbers
to
impersonate
Vice
President
Chiwenga
and
his
wife.
The
numbers
include
+234
8083483315,
+234
7038120794,
and
+277
25956982.
He
added
that
the
relevant
government
agencies
are
working
with
telecommunication
authorities
in
both
Nigeria
and
South
Africa
to
ensure
the
perpetrators
are
brought
to
justice.
Members
of
the
public
are
urged
to
report
any
instances
of
impersonation
promptly
to
the
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
(ZRP)
at
+263
242
703111,
the
Office
of
the
President
and
Cabinet
at
+263
242
707091,
or
the
Vice
President’s
Office
at
+263
242
707121.