A trader, Samuel Owusu Amoako, has been charged with defrauding by false pretences for allegedly taking GH₵242,500 from a complainant with the promise of supplying 500 gallons of cooking oil but failing to deliver.
The complainant, Cornelius Kusi Amoako, reportedly transferred the funds to Amoako's Fidelity Bank account, registered under J.S.B Logistics Limited, for the oil, priced at GH₵485 per gallon, to be delivered in Dormaa-Ahenkro.
However, after receiving the money, Amoako went into hiding, leaving the complainant unable to retrieve the product.
Later, Amoako directed the complainant to pick up the oil from an individual named Ali in Dormaa-Ahenkro, but when the complainant arrived, no consignment was available.
