Trader Arrested For Allegedly Stealing GH¢800,000 Mistakenly Transferred to Her Bank Account
- A trader was arrested after allegedly stealing and laundering money mistakenly credited to her bank account
- The trader, Constance Gyasi Nimako, was accused of spending GH¢770,500 out of GH¢800,000 that was mistakenly transferred to her
- Nimako has been charged with stealing and money laundering, along with her mother, Cecilia Gyasi
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A trader, Constance Gyasi Nimako, was arrested after allegedly stealing and laundering money mistakenly credited to her bank account.
Nimako is accused of spending GH¢770,500 out of GH¢800,000 that was mistakenly transferred to her bank account at Ecobank.
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Adom News reported that she allegedly moved GH¢300,000 to her mother’s Fidelity Bank account, transferred GH¢400,000 to her own GCB Bank account, and withdrew GH¢70,500 in cash.
She has been charged with stealing and money laundering. Her mother, Cecilia Gyasi, is facing charges relating to money laundering. They have both pleaded not guilty.
Background to the case
On February 4, 2025, the CEO of an unnamed company instructed the Manet Branch of CBG to transfer GH¢800,000 from the company’s account to his personal Ecobank account for a business transaction.
However, he mistakenly provided Nimako’s Ecobank account number instead of his own.
The funds were transferred into Nimako’s account on February 6, 2025.
The error was discovered when the complainant followed up with CBG about the delay.
Upon investigation, CBG contacted Ecobank to initiate a reversal but learned that by February 11, Nimako had already moved most of the money, leaving only GH¢29,778.47 in the account.
During interrogation, Nimako claimed the funds were sent to her by a foreign company with whom she had no prior relationship. She also claimed to have used the money to order goods, which were yet to be delivered.
Prosecutors said investigations are ongoing to trace and recover the remaining funds.
Honesty with missing money
There have been several instances where people showed more honesty in similar situations.
In May, two young men warmed hearts after handing over money they found in a vehicle to a media house.
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The men, Evans Asare, who is a driver and his bus conductor, found the bag containing the huge sum of money in their vehicle and sent it to the Ship House at Abeka.
Netizens who saw the video were impressed and hailed the young men in the comments section of the post.
Man returns missing wallet
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian man in the United States (US) was kind enough to return the missing wallet of an African-American lady he saw at a fuel station.
However, when he finally handed the wallet over to the lady, he told her he had taken $20 to buy fuel since he needed the money.
Meanwhile, the young woman who initially thought the man returned her wallet untouched was amazed when the man explained himself.
This triggered different reactions from Ghanaians online, who gave different arguments on whether the man was right or wrong.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
