A student allegedly uses stolen cards to withdraw GH¢24,849 from GCB Bank ATMs.

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A student has been charged before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly fraudulently withdrawing GH¢24,849 from two customers’ accounts using an automated teller machine (ATM) card from GCB Bank.

Regan Kwesi Egbe Addo, well known as Morgan Addo, has been charged with two counts of stealing in two different cases.

He entered a not guilty plea to the accusations.

The first occurrence, according to the prosecution, was on September 17, 2025, when Addo reportedly pretended to be a GCB Bank employee at the Ministries ATM in Accra.

The prosecution’s chief inspector, Christopher Wonder, said the court that the accused approached a client and tricked him into accompanying him to the Société Générale Ghana Bank Premier Towers branch by pretending to offer assistance.

The complainant entered his personal identification number (PIN) at the ATM while Addo stood behind him, according to what the court heard. Afterwards, he allegedly switched the ATM card without the customer’s knowledge in order to “clean” the chip.

Addo allegedly took out GH¢14,949 from the complainant’s account using the pilfered card at a number of Accra locations, including ATMs at the Airport City Shell Fuel Station and the Kempinski Hotel.

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from GCB Bank was obtained by investigators from the Ministries Police Station, which aided in tracking the accused’s and the complainant’s movements.

In a second instance, Addo is accused of stealing GH¢9,900 from the account of a female GCB Bank client who also works for the Ministry of Fisheries on December 23, 2025, using a similar technique.

According to the prosecution, the incident happened that day at around 4:40 p.m. After learning that the accused had been detained and put on a wanted list for allegedly stealing ATM cards in the Accra Central Division, the victim subsequently reported the incident to the police.

The court granted Addo bail after his arraignment and ordered him to show up for a case management meeting on March 11, 2026.

The prosecution was also directed by the court to submit its witness testimonies and other required disclosures prior to the next hearing.

Police are advising the public to exercise caution and refrain from accepting unwanted help at cash machines, as the case has brought attention to the increasing trend of ATM-related fraud in Accra.

Source: newsthemegh.com