Be warned: Nzou Projects and Addo Mining Supplies

Nzou Projects a supposed mining group, apparently based in Zimbabwe (everything so far has proved to be an elaborate **** with a company called Addo Mining Equipment (supposedly based in Port Elizabeth). The **** works as follows:-

Nzou Projects (Oscar Moyo) sends emails to sourcing companies in and around South Africa from Nzou Projects requesting various mining items to be sourced on its behalf together with pricing it is prepared to pay for such items. (The pricing indicated is way over the selling price for the items needed.) Added to this, the specific items requested, based on endless internet searches are only , available from one source (Addo Mining Supplies). As is usual, upon checking, both companies have what appears to be legitimate websites, addresses are supported by Google Maps etc., however, upon closer inspection they don't exist. Nzou Projects will request, as in my case I purchase 5 Slurry Pumps at a cost of R1,200,000 and they will do a transfer from a South African bank on inspection and collection from my offices. This I refused to do; so it was suggested I purchase one in order for the inspection to be done by Nzou's specialist who would fly from Bulawayo. Should the pump be as requested, payment would be made in full by Nzou and the balance of four could be purchased after monies reflected in my account. When contacting the supposed supplier, Addo Mining, the only individual I could speak to irrespective of who I asked for; sales Jabulani, accounts Jabulani, management Jabulani who was most accommodating, offering to courier the pump to Johannesburg for free; if the product was not to the satisfaction of the customer, collected and returned to Addo in PE at no charge, but I would need to pay the R180,000.00 for the first unit up front. What was ultimately established was that Nzou Projects does not exist in Zimbabwe, Addo Mining Supplies was first registered in Sept 2017 in Johannesburg, does not have 20 years trade history as per its web site. These are two individuals ******** from the northern suburbs of Johannesburg on cell phones with Zimbabwe sim cards. Be warned, everything is made so convenient until you request a proof of banking letter which is not stamped by Nedbank and has been modified. Immediately I started querying flight details, banking queries, actual addresses etc the phones no longer got answered and the mails stopped. It was later established that ***** had been committed in Addo's banking account, investigations were underway into large unaccounted for deposits made into this account.