The Tema Regional Police has arrested two persons
for duping a businessman of an amount of GH¢10,000 with the pretence of
investing the money in a forex trading on his behalf.
DCOP Maxwell Atingane, Tema Regional Police
Commander told newsmen in Tema on Wednesday that the suspects, Abeiku Ansah, 52
and Iddrisu Bawa, 30 would be prosecuted immediately the Police complete their
investigations.
Narrating the circumstances leading to the arrest
of the two suspects, DCOP Atingane said on October 28, Ansah told Mr Stephen
Sam, the businessman and a casual friend of his that he has a business partner
who engaged in the buying and selling of dollars in the form of forex bureau.
Ansah succeeded in convincing Mr Sam to part with
GH¢10,000 as an initial investment in the business.
Mr Sam however became suspicious when soon after
paying the GH¢10,000 Ansah told him to pay an additional GH¢15,000 to be used
to buy a substance to wash fake dollars to look like genuine ones at a huge
interest.
DCOP Atingane said though Mr Sam became suspicious,
he feigned interest and alerted the Police.
He said on December 17, Mr Sam in the company of
Detective Policemen invited Ansah to come for the GH¢15,000 Ghana at a drinking
spot at Community ‘9’ in Tema.
DCOP Atingane said Ansah arrived at the spot with
Bawa, the other suspect who were immediately arrested.
The Regional Police Commander said after their
arrest Bawa confessed that he operated a fraudulent syndicate with one Mohammed
who is now at large as their leader.
DCOP Atingane said Bawa said the initial GH¢10,000
paid by Mr Sam was given to Mohammed to print the fake dollars.
The Regional Police Commander said a search
conducted by the Police of the resident of Bawa, unveiled five yellowish metal
bags, five pieces of dollar currency notes in different denominations, a liquid
substance, two UT Bank cheque books, Stanchart and Unibank cheque books.
From: GNA
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