She has a savings account at the bank's Tarkwa branch, and Edmond works as a front desk officer.
Felicity
filed a complaint with Tarkwa Police on November 6, 2023, claiming that she got
a series of mobile notifications on her phone that day showing that her account
had been debited in the sum of GH9,781.00 without her authorization.
According
to Chief Inspector Lartey, Felicity approached Edmond in the banking hall for
explanation, but he merely informed her that scammers had taken her money, and
she departed.
The
prosecutor stated that on November 16, 2023, as part of a police investigation
into the complaint, they acquired a court order and provided management of the
bank with comprehensive information on the transaction that resulted in the
alleged amount taken from Felicity's account.
He
stated that the bank's audit staff examined the crime and reported their
findings to the police, revealing that Edmond was the perpetrator.
According
to the investigation, the accused used his cell phone to transfer the money
from Felicity's account to two separate MTN numbers.
According
to Chief Inspector Lartey, Edmond was arrested for interrogation and accepted
to the police that he aided Felicity in installing a banking application on her
mobile phone, gathering her log-in data to the account in the process.
According
to the prosecution, Edmond stated that in order to cover up the crime, he
entrusted his brother, who is currently on the run, with obtaining two
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in order to purposefully deposit the
money.
The
court heard that once Edmond and his brother finished the deal, they threw away
the two SIM cards to avoid being captured.
The
case has been deferred to Thursday, December 28, 2023, for continuation.
