Old man allegedly scamming accommodation seekers finally arrested, several victims emerge
[Source] |adomonline.com| A syndicate of serial fraudsters led by an old man who for years has been scamming persons searching for accommodation in Accra has finally been arrested. The syndicate, that posts pictures of rooms and apartments online to court unsuspecting victims, will usually bolt after taking payment and issuing fake receipts. According to Derek Ofori-Akyea, who helped in the arrest of the ringleader of the syndicate, the fraudsters will usually identify a place and take the victim for a tour after which they demand payment if the renter intends to move in quickly. Let me share an experience from Friday which may also serve as a caution to many of us who may fall victim to these guys and some others out there. On Friday a friend asked that I accompany him to pick up an agent who had called him earlier that he’s found an apartment that may interest him. My friend has been actually been looking for a new place. This agent had earlier sent images of the apartment and the