A Nigerian man, accused of attempting to defraud two stores of items totaling over $1 million, was yesterday remanded to prison.
Nigerian national Bab Razakie told city magistrate Judy Latchman that he purchased items from two different stores using an American Express card belonging to a Brazilian national because she didn’t know English.
One of the charges read to the 36-year-old man stated that between January 9 and January 13, at Georgetown, with the intent to defraud, he obtained from Lucky Dollar a washing machine, a TV set and other articles, totaling $582,495, by virtue of an American Express card, in the name of Alclara Adolino, knowing same to be forged.
The second charge alleged that he committed the same offence on January 10 at Wellington Street when he attempted to purchase two iPhones, having a total value of $550,000, using the same card.
