[ 2014-09-17 ]

Canadian dupes Ghanaian Businessman
Accra, Sept. 16, GNA - A Canadian National called
Alistair Jude Mathias with passport number BA
725745 and resident in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
has allegedly swindled a Ghanaian businessman of
$4 million in a gold trade.

Narrating his side of the story and his experience
with the Canadian, the Ghanaian businessman (name
withheld) indicated that Mr Mathias came to Ghana
and registered a company called M.A Resources
Limited and bought a concession in the Eastern
Region with the sole aim of going into mining.

He explained that about three years ago when he
met Mr Mathias, he did everything possible to win
his trust and fostered good relationship.

He said, he (Ghanaian businessman) had opened a
branch in Dubai and the Canadian being a resident
of UAE was given the role of clearing and
forwarding of the gold shipments to the refinery
in Dubai and receipts of proceeds to be
subsequently transferred to the Ghanaian company
back home in Accra.

He said everything was running smoothly for some
months until last December and March 2014 that
proceeds of gold shipment to the tune of $4million
was not transferred to Ghana by the Canadian.

According to the Ghanaian, checks with the
refinery in Dubai revealed that all proceeds from
the sale of gold have been paid to Mr Mathias and
when he was quizzed about the transaction: “The
Canadian lied that he had deposited the money in
his Standard Chartered Bank account in Dubai but
my checks revealed that he was telling blatant
lies.”

He said: “After all my efforts to retrieve my
money back proved futile, it left me no choice
than to file a criminal case against him for his
arrest.”

“Mr Matthias was subsequently arrested when he
came to Ghana and was granted bail in less than an
hour at the Police Headquarters. As I speak the
man has travelled back to Dubai,” he added.

But the police said the man was granted bail while
investigations continue.

Source - GNA

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