UK bank slaps sanctions on wrong Mugabe

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FURIOUS Sam Mugabe was left skint when her wages “vanished” in Britain's banking system – because of sanctions against her President namesake.

The HSBC mistook Sam, 23, for a relative of Robert Mugabe and froze her £1,200 paycheque, The Sun newspaper reported Monday.

Her bosses at a media firm near her home in Camden, North London, feared a computer glitch so arranged for her to be paid again – only for the same thing to happen.

It was ten days before British citizen Sam – born in Zimbabwe but NO relation to its dictator – got her money.

She fumed: “Mugabe is quite a common name in Zimbabwe.”

HSBC apologised.

President Mugabe is subject to Europe-wide sanctions which include a travel ban and an asset freeze.

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