A 37-year-old Nigerian has been
arrested by the La Police for impersonating actor Majid Michel and trying to
defraud a US-based Ghanaian lady.
The Nigerian, Kelvin Ogodogu, was
arrested Saturday night through the help of some of his neigbours in Kosoa in
the Central region.
Mawuli Akpabi, a friend of the actor
told Myjoyonline.com that the Nigerian, posing as Majid Michel on Facebook,
solicited funds from unsuspecting persons.
Kelvin, had told the lady, whose
name was given as Ikay, in the US that he will be burying his mum soon
and badly needed financial assistance to do that.
The lady, believing that she was
chatting with the actor, agreed to transfer an amount of $5,000 to the imposter
but an accidental meeting with Majid in the US brought to light the fact she
was rather dealing with an imposter.
The actor, who was worried about the
development, set up a surveillance system in Ghana where the lady was urged to
still deal with Kelvin.
The suspected fraudster was arrested
by neighbours who had been alerted by the police after he made attempts to
retrieve a $1,000 sent by Ikay.
Kelvin admitted to the Police
that he had been defrauding unsuspecting persons in the name of the actor for
the past two years.
He is expected to appear before
the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) Magistrates' Court in Labadi
today, Wednesday, November 19.
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