Impostor Poses as Treasury Department Official, Scams Businessman out of $3,000: Police Launch Investigation

1. Fooly man not Businessman

2. $3,000…All cash right??? Really??? You’re an honest businessman…no chequebook! If this stupid story really true, you deserve what happened. Stop wasting police time. They already cyah solve the few casas that are in front of them.

3. Incredulous story. It’s hard to imagine that a so called business man can be duped so easily. I can’t imagine how he is managing his books when he can’t recognise a fraudster.
   I am mindful that fraudsters plays that game in Nigeria, they are
   referred to as 419 operators. Olabanjo who works for the Ministry of Argiculture would be familiar with that term. 419 is part of Nigeria’ law statutes referring to Fraud.
   The 419 fraudsters in Nigeria write to their victims informing them they would come to collect money.

   There are similarities with Nigeria ‘s 419 operators and what has occurred with the novice business man.

   I am wondering if the fraudster is one of G B’s migrants, or a friends to Olabanjo who used government vehicle
   when they were smuggled into Antigua.

   In addition, how come Olabanjo was not disciplined for using government vehicle as a taxi service or did his “tight”friend GB sanctioned the usage?
   Antiguans shine your eyes and don’t leave yourselves open to tricksters not even if they come with christ in their hands.

   Incidentally, are they still in Antigua on the down low and are they been prep to be infilled in St Mary’s constituency for the upcoming bi election?

4. How could someone with a brain be fooled like that? He was fooled many times before he called Police.Where is he from,Mars.

   • Remember yhem undeserving people who get paid all thd time while other people garbage truck not getting paid just pay money to some people in treasury along with special minister authorising payments for them, so insiders exploiting the situation to gain more pay outs, that syrian or whoever must realise corruption bring crime at your door cause it could have been your life. Lets stop been greedy and hoading all the wealth in government contracts the piticians allow you to and let other people get a chance so it stop this special treasury payout to a few elites who are business owner be it stores etc.

5. State of play of many people even some bloggers. Cooley fooley and believe every story.

6. Just another businessman who was hoping to benefit from something shady.
   He voted labor too.GUARANTEE

7. This businessman reminds very much of the prominent Antiguans who were duped by the Nigerians, in their quest to defraud the Antiguan people.

8. The treasury officials take bribes. They call you for a payment and when you go your are expected to pay them otherwise no more payment. Antigua treasury is crooked . Baba building Mr.Rob house in return Baba collects millions from the treasury. Cool and the brothers store now controlling PWD contracts. They don’t stay downstairs like poor picky head Antiguans . They go upstairs to Mr.Rob. The other owner of heavy equipment is world boss. He said his son collects 30k monthly from the treasury – a the world boss say so out his own mouth
   Tje rest of the local service providers, contractors catching hell. The woman that supply school uniforms , the maintenance contractors, cleaning businesses, the guy with the little truck, the security businesses are all catching HELL to collect.
   Antigua is a corrupt place. Especially PWD and the treasury. No excuse for this business man stupidity. However desperate people get duped essentially.
   Antigua government got duped my Marvelous mike and co. Every the Nigerian agriculture worker duped Antigua – Antigua Chamber of commerce.
   So the first thing the UPP government has to do to be successful is to have integrity in public office department. The politicians choose people like the Director of PWD and Accounts General that they can manipulate. In return those two high officials became corrupt and form they own corrupt route. CORRUPTION RULES.

9. The various comments show a lack of empathy and deference to the larger, more sinister issue. There is too common a culture of Public Servants accepting or requesting funds that this has been normalized in our society.

   Similarly, the fact that people either have to approach the head of an institution or meet them outside of the professional quarters demonstrates how much we lack structure and discipline as a society. No one should have to beg or solicit for funds that are already obligated to them.

   Likewise, no one should have to give up a portion in order to gain what was earned.

   Whether it was earned legitimately, or whether there is actual value for money is a whole other debate that does not negate the matters underpinning this alleged tragedy.

   If we as a society are so comfortable with accepting corruption at all levels of the Public delivery systems, then we ought not to complain at the brokeness of our society as we are complicit in its construction

   • @Saddened…thank you! Your comment is a major factor which contributes to crime and criminality from the thugs on the streets to the officials in the purported upper echelon
     of the society.
     Until and unless, crimes and criminality are addressed with these #white_collar criminals being part of the equation to reduce overall crimes, the PEOPLE will continue to suffer from all angles.

     Ras Smood aka Jumbee_Picknee
     De ‘ole Dutty Peg🦶🏿Garrat_Bastard

     Vere C. Edwards

10. The business man got duped unexpectedly. The business man knows that it is customary to extend the funds in exchange for cheques from the treasury.
    So he would give $1500.00 and may receive a cheque for $15000.00 and nothing would be reported to the police.
    The problem is he did not get any cheques for treasury. Perhaps someone wanted in on the deal without having the authority to issue cheques… Just like the African flight saga.

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