Engineer allegedly scammed of GH¢1.3m in Range Rover deal

A 46-year-old businessman, George Ebo Ansah, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of defrauding by false pretence, after allegedly swindling a prospective car buyer of $85,000 under the guise of selling a 2019 Range Rover Sport.

The accused appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit, where he was granted bail in the sum of GH¢880,000.

As part of the bail conditions, George Ansah must provide three sureties – two of whom must be public servants earning not less than GH¢5,000 monthly, while the third must justify with documentation covering immovable property, equivalent to the bail amount. The original title deeds of this property are to be deposited at the court registry.

Additionally, the court ordered the accused to surrender his Ghana Card to the registry and report to the case investigator every two weeks.

Given that the amount involved exceeds the prosecutorial threshold of the police, the court has referred the case to the Attorney General’s Office for advice. The case has been adjourned to July 3, 2025.

According to Inspector Esther Mensah, the complainant, Christopher Kwadwo Botty, an Engineer from Odorkor Official Town, expressed interest in purchasing a 2019 Range Rover Sport he saw at Ansah’s garage at Spintex in March 2024.

After agreeing on a price of $85,000 (approximately GH¢1,360,000), the accused told the complainant that the vehicle will be given to him after full payment.

The complainant complied with the terms of the agreement and paid the full amount, with the expectation of receiving the vehicle.

However, after payment, George Ebo Ansah allegedly claimed the car had been moved for safekeeping and later became unreachable.

It was later discovered that the vehicle does not belong to George Ansah and had been sold by its actual owner to a third party before the transaction was completed.

Following a police complaint filed in October 2024, George Ansah was arrested. In his caution statement, he admitted the vehicle was not his and had returned a partial amount of $30,000 to the complainant.

The remaining $55,000 remains unpaid. After initially being granted police enquiry bail, George Ansah went into hiding and failed to report as required.

He was rearrested on May 14, 2025 at a hideout at Klagon and charged with defrauding by false pretence, contrary to Section 131 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

He is now set to face trial.

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