A caterer and hairdresser, Jessica Oforiwaa, has been sentenced to five years in prison for withdrawing GH¢81,060 from a GCB Bank customer’s account using fraudulent means.
Court records reveal that Oforiwaa utilised a cloned chequebook to carry out the unauthorised withdrawal.
The illicit activity came to light in 2023 when the bank discovered eight cloned cheques that had been used to siphon money from customer accounts.
Following the discovery, Daniel Boakye, a Security Coordinator at GCB Bank, and the complainant submitted the suspicious cheques to Camelot Company Limited, the authorised cheque producers, for analysis.
Camelot’s investigation confirmed that the cloned cheques originated from a chequebook linked to Oforiwaa’s company, Jesnat Cook Company.
Further examination revealed that Oforiwaa and her accomplices chemically altered the original account details and signatures on the cheques to make them appear legitimate.
It was also uncovered that her accomplices had withdrawn substantial sums from other accounts as part of the fraudulent scheme.
Source: NewsandVibes.com
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