CAUTIONING: Lebalang Maniki
Cops caution public as bogus traditional doctors swindle P400 000 in healing scam
Police have issued an alert after a Mogoditshane businessman was left sick, broke and desperate when a bogus traditional doctor swindled him of almost P400 000 in a healing scam.
54-year old Steven Tshiamo told how a visit to a traditional doctor in Tlokweng ended in misery after a Kenyan conman swindled him of his money and left him in debt.
Superintendent Lebalang Maniki of Tlokweng police, who is investigating the case, warned the public to be on the look out for the fraudsters.
Relating the chronicle of events that led to his misfortune, an ailing Mogoditshane businessman described how he lost almost P400 000 to conmen posing as traditional doctors.
Steven Tshiamo, 54, described how the drama started after he had gone to seek help for his medical condition.
“I read about a certain Professor Ndungu in a newspaper advert and I made an appointment with him. We met in Tlokweng where he charged me P50 for consultation and P700 for a potion. He then promised that I would be healed within seven days,” he recalled.
When his condition did not improve after a week, Tshiamo says he went back to the doctor who prescribed ‘rainbow water’ as a cure.
“I looked for the water everywhere but I couldn’t find any. The doctor then referred me to his friend in Francistown and after a lengthy negotiation he agreed to sell me 4 litres for P4 000.”
Tshiamo says his condition worsened and when he went back to the doctor he told him that he needed to consult with the gods first.
“He later called and told me that the gods wanted to talk to me in person. He took me to a different house in Tlokweng.
“The consultation room was decorated in the same pattern as the first one, with black cloth draping the walls. In the darkness of the small room I could hear amplified voices telling me that I was blessed and that I’d soon be rich,” he related.
When he opened his eyes, Tshiamo says the room was illuminated with candle light and that there was a box full of P100 notes.
“I was told that the money was P1.5 million and that it was a gift from the gods, but I was required to pay a quarter of the money before I could get it.
“On my second visit I was told that the gods had increased the gift amount to P3 million. When I reminded the doctor that I had come to get healed and not make money, he told me that the gods liked me and that the fortune was part of the healing process. I was given one P100 note as proof that the money was genuine.”
Tshiamo went on to say: “I could not resist the temptation of P3million, so I sold my Nissan Sun car and gave the money to the doctor. I then borrowed some money from family and friends and took all the money I had made from my brick moulding business.”
In addition he was instructed to buy a safe worth P4 000 to safeguard the money he had been promised.
“I was also given the key and told not to open the safe within 14 days. However I became nervous when I heard in the news about conmen who posed as traditional doctors.”
Tshiamo then decided to open the safe, but when he went to the place where it been stored, it had mysteriously disappeared.
“I tried contacting the doctor, but his phone rang unanswered and he has not talked to me since then as his phones are always off,” he concluded.
Tlokweng police Superintendent Lebalang Maniki confirmed that officers were still investigating the matter.
“Such incidents are on the rise despite the fact that we are doing our best to send out the message through the police ‘Itshireletse’ program and newspapers. Perpetrators of such crimes target vulnerable people and are so merciless that they even target sick people.
“We advise the public to deal with traceable doctors through the Dingaka Association. We are still on the hunt for the culprits in this case and we urge anyone with information to report to the police,” he said.
Lebalang-Maniki
Oh my God,Batswana le rona re rata bongaka ja makwerekwere(batswakwa)thats why they cheat on us because we take the BTV and radio stations messages pertaining this criminal act for granted.Le fa le gakollwa le fiwa tlhagiso le itswala ditsebe,kante why le gana kgakololo ya go kopana le dingaka tse di legal mme?
nna kana ke ipotsa gore motho o ipitsa ngwana ya setswana jang e se Motswana….mxm
He is lying. O jele madi le dinyatse. O aketsa bana. Useless old madala.
Maaka ba ja madi ba bo ba ya go bua maaka ba golega dingaka
Mr Tshiamo Jeso wa bitsa, are tlang ba lo batlang pholo kana sepe hela!FREE of charge u receive yr parmenant healing!Ke go utlwela botlhoko ka gore sepodise sa rona se a re ruta tota go menegane, mme thuto ya bone e kare e wela mo mmung o lekgwarapana, peo tsa teng di ijelwa ke dinonyana!Our Lord Jesus Christ is a great Physician!We human beings have limets so don’t put yr trust in a man!Look upon Jesus, He will never disapoint you my uncle!Itumelele gore ga ba go neela botlhole gore o bo nwe!Madi ga se sepe o tla dira a mangwe a fetang a baa tsereng!Modimo a ame mmele wa gago o fole ntate Tshiamo aka Steven!
i think the itshireletse programme which is always on the alert of this criminal act should now use a different language or other means of educating people cauz its like we do the same way they do it to teach us. the old man diserves it, he is useless. how old is his first born.i think he doesnot have a kid but a step child. fool stop. ke raya gore ke feditse.
Batswana re dimatla.. its in our genes so are ikamogeleng…
wena steven ba go baakantse,o rata matlhale a di filimi.o ne o tsaya gore o tla felela kae ka go njela madi o re onthekisetsa setsha,nna ame madi ga jewe fela jaalo.moo ke dinyana dikgolo di etla a ebile o setse o etse le goya police,o lebala o siyasiya ka madi ame,a tla go sotla jaanong