Police in Accra have arrested a 32-year-old man named Richard Adu.

He is accused of defrauding a taxi driver of GH₵2,000.

The incident happened on or around June 5, 2026.

Adu allegedly posed as someone wanting to buy the taxi.

He took the driver to a mobile money station.

Adu claimed he would send the money for the taxi.

The Ghana Police Service stated that Adu then fled the scene.

The taxi driver lost GH₵2,000 in the alleged scam.

Investigators are looking into the details of the transaction.

Further legal action will follow this arrest.