A Nigerian national who police say is part of a criminal organisation that has allegedly scammed unsuspecting Guyanese victims out of millions, is facing more fraud charges.
Uche Raymond Okoye, also known as Uche Parker, was yesterday slapped with 11 charges of fraud. He appeared virtually at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan read ten indictable charges to him.
It is alleged that on ten occasions between October 15 and November 16, 2020 Okoye obtained monies from a woman, Surujdai Balkaran, totalling $6,059,900, by falsely claiming that he was in possession of a package intended for her. And on November 16, 2020, he obtained $50,000 from another woman, Ms Monroe, by also falsely claiming that he was in possession of a package intended for her. The women were told that the monies were needed to uplift the packages.