Fraudster remanded in custody

Tema, May 12, GNA -- Nana Yaw Frimpong, a trader believed to be a member of a syndicate of fraudsters operating in Accra and Tema, was on Friday remanded by the Tema Circuit Court 'A'.

Frimpong, who pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretences, is to reappear on June 15.

Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Sarah Acquah told the court that about two months ago Mrs Doris Dakwahene Ababio, the complainant who resides in Tema Community 03, had a phone call from Frimpong.

Frimpong said he needed some financial assistance to transfer some properties his late father bequeathed to him from Cote D'Ivoire to Ghana.

She said the accused visited the complainant last month and handed over to her a document written in French as the papers covering the late father's bank account and properties.

Frimpong demanded 1.6 million CFA to transport the said properties to Ghana.

Chief Inspector Acquah said when the complainant detected that the documents were fake she asked Frimpong to go to Cote D'Ivoire and make the arrangements and collect the money on his return to Ghana. The complainant's husband reported Frimpong to officials of the Bureau of National Investigation and on May 04 when he returned to Mrs Ababio to collect the 1.6 million CFA he arrested. Frimpong confessed to officials of the BNI that he was employed by one Nana Agyeman to defraud people within Accra and Tema. Chief Inspector Acquah further said investigations have revealed that Frimpong is a member of a group of fraudsters with Nana Agyeman as the leader.