The police have arrested a 49-year-old man who posed as a lawyer and allegedly defrauded a South African of thousands of dollars.
Prosper Tao Tsikata posed as Mr. Wallace Bruce-Cathline of Minka-Premo and Co, and allegedly defraud¬ed the South African of $4,000, while his partner, identified as Asaagaf Mohammed, collected 25,000 Euros from the victim on the pretext of facili¬tating the purchase and processing of gold for him.
Briefing the Daily Graphic on Wednesday, Superintendent Dennis Abade of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) said a partner of Minka-Premo and Co, lodged a complaint that someone had used Mr Bruce-Cathline's chambers to defraud a South African, Siraag Abrilhams.
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