A Malian crime suspect Mohammed Mahmoud Ould Ibrahim, popularly known
as Omar is alleged to have duped a Turkish businessman with fake
dollars.
The victim is currently in the country at the heels of the alleged
fraudster, who was believed to be hiding in Mali but has relocated to
Ghana recently.
According to the aggrieved victim, Omar, an alleged ring leader of a
group comprising Chadians and North Africans, engaged in countless life
threatening activities succeeded in duping him to a staggering amount of
$1m fake currency by false pretense.
Narrating his ordeal to this writer, the businessman pointed out that
Omar engaged him (Businessman) under the guise of a Ghanaian, using
fake dollars.
“He referred himself as rich Ghanaian businessman in all my dealings
with him, only to realise that he was a fraudster, ” he said in an
interview.
The businessman added “When l later realized he was not genuine, l
decided to call for his arrest; l was told he was in Mali but had to
quickly move to Ghana. I later realized he was using a fake identity.”
Omar is also an alleged rapist, and together with his team, they have
been engaging in various criminal acts-using multiple passports and
issued death threats to many residents in Ghana in and around Spintex
Area in Accra.