RESORTS, where several World Heritage sites are sited, are secretly filming guests having sex and then selling the tapes, according to an ex-worker.

Several lodges in and around Bulawayo — Zimbabwe’s second city — are believed to have installed hidden cameras to catch unknowing guests having sex.

The former employee told myzimbabwe.co.zw that the lodges involved had originated in the capital Harare but the scam had spread to lodges and low-cost hotels throughout Bulawayo.

“The idea is being engineered by Nigerian business people who install the equipment in the rooms and capture unsuspecting clients in the act,” said the man.

He said that in some cases the owners of the lodges are not aware of the existence of the cameras as the Nigerians work with unscrupulous managers and staff at the lodges. It is claimed that the Nigerians pay up to as much as US$1000 for a week’s recording.

Bulawayo is known for its wide tree-lined avenues, parks and charming colonial architecture. It is also a popular base for trips to the nearby Khami Ruins and Matobo National Park, and an ideal staging point for Hwange National Park, on the way to Victoria Falls, Lonely Planet reported.

Sex workers are also allegedly involved in the scam and will take clients to the rooms where the hidden cameras are installed.

The former lodge worker said that tourists should be wary of lodges that always keep their lights on or use light curtains as this is done to enhance lighting in the room for the hidden cameras.

“Most cases the rooms involved always have the light on and the switch deliberately made out of order,” he said.

He added that tourists and guests should refuse to pay for rooms with malfunctioning light switches or with exceptionally enhanced lighting.