ADAMS ALHASSAN, a 39-year-old butcher, has been apprehended by the Tema Railways and Port Police for allegedly defrauding a banker under the pretext of selling him cars.
The culprit who resides at Ashaiman was said to have established contact with the victim on the internet through a business advertisement website called, Google Trader.
Superintendent Chris Klomegah, Tema Regional Railways and Port Police Crime Officer mentioned to DAILY GUIDE that Adams Alhassan advertised some saloon cars for auction on the internet and got in touch with Caesar Squire, a banker, after leaving his contact on the internet as the sales person.
He said Alhassan managed to lure Squire to the Safe-bound Car Terminal in the Tema Port where he showed him some saloon cars to entice him. He chose Toyota Camry and Matrix which were estimated at an amount GH�10,000 each.
Superintendent Klomegah noted Squire initially made a deposit of GH�10,000 for the processing of the two vehicles, after which he would add the remaining balance.
According to the Crime Officer, after collecting the said amount of money, Alhassan took Squire to a photo studio to take some passport photographs for the processing of the cars� documents.
He explained that while Squire was taking the photograph, Alhassan disappeared and switched off his phones.
A complaint, as stated by Superintendent Klomegah, was made at the Tema Regional Railways and Port Police Headquarters on January 26, 2013, as police begun investigations into the matter.
The police were said to have arrested Alhassan who used the same modus operandi to defraud another victim.
The Railways and Port Crime Officer mentioned that Squire heard the arrest of Alhassan and came to the police headquarters to identify Alhassan as the person who defrauded him of the sum of GH�10,000.
Alhassan Ibrahim, in his caution statement, according to the Crime Officer, admitted collecting the said money from Squire but noted that he was part of a syndicate and mentioned the name of a certain Stephen Bentsil as his boss who had the lion share of the deal.
Superintendent Klomegah said Alhassan would be processed for court while police went after Bentsil for his arrest.
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