Police in the Bono region have arrested and arraigned before court a 34 year old man alleged to have swindled a number of  unsuspecting people under the pretext of finding them jobs in the security services.

Reindolf Boamah the accused is said to have collected a total of GH ¢44,420 from a number of people to help them gain entry into the Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana National Fire Service and the Ghana Police Service but bolted after receiving the money.

Six persons who lodged a complaint to the police hail from Dormaa Ahenkro, Wamanafo, Sefwi Dedieso, Sunyani, Abesim and Chiraa say they paid between GH¢4,000 and GH¢6,000 into his mobile money accounts.

The victims namely Martha Fosuaa, Veronica Boakyewaa, Agnes Yeboah, Philomina Afia Apadaso, Gyau Dennis and Sampson Ofori reported his conduct to the police in Sunyani  upon which the accused was later picked up at Sofoline, a surburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

Prosecuting, Chief Superintendent Emmanuel Akonnor told Sunyani District Court ‘B’ presided over by Frank Obikyere that the accused in October 2018, approached one of the complainants at Chiraa that he could facilitate recruitment of people interested in joining the security institutions.

The complaint then forwarded the message to the others who were looking for jobs upon which they paid various sums to the suspect.

The accused later gave out his MTN mobile money account number 0551242772 and 0558007049 into which they paid the various sums.

Upon receipt of the money Reindolf asked them to submit their academic and birth certificates and then went ahead to forge letter heads of the security institutions and presented to the complainants as their appointment letters.

After realizing that they have been duped by Reindolf, the complainants filed a report to the police, leading to his arrest.

He admitted the offence in his caution statement and was charged with eleven counts including defrauding by false pretence and forgery of official documents.