The Police Intelligence Directorate has arrested seven suspects in connection with a fake electronic traffic violation scam.
The Suspects, Martha Quarshie, Peter Ofori McCarthy, Robert Akplehe and his brother, Christian Akplehe, a mobile money vendor, Alfred Kofi Totimeh, Michael Edem Amemornu and Prosper Otumfour were arrested from their various hideouts at Ada and Winneba.
Preliminary investigations established that the suspects set up an online application and sent fraudulent electronic traffic violation messages to unsuspecting members of the public asking them to pay fines through a provided link.
Investigations further revealed that suspect Prosper Otumfour registered several Telecel cash SIM cards in the names of family members and associates but kept them in his possession to receive payments from victims and later transferred the funds for distribution to some of his accomplices.
Exhibits retrieved from the suspects include a cash amount of Ghc10,978, laptops, hard drives, several mobile phones, multiple Telecel SIM cards, bank cards and identification documents.
The GPS further urged the public to report such fraudulent electronic traffic violation notices to the Police for appropriate action.
