A 38-year-old woman, Sarah Wilson, also known as Mame Esi, has been convicted by the Assin Foso District Court for impersonating a senior police officer and defrauding the father of her late boyfriend.
The convict used a voice-changing application to pose as a high-ranking police commander in a bid to extort money from the grieving father of her deceased partner, Inspector Evans Krampah, who served with the Central North Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (RMTTD).
According to the prosecution, led by Inspector Matilda Osaah Buabeng, Wilson contacted the bereaved father by telephone and impersonated the Central North Regional Police Commander, DCOP Abraham Acquaye.
She reportedly used a voice-altering software known as “Magic Voice” to disguise her identity, convincing the complainant that an amount of GH¢2,000 was required to process his late son’s burial certificate ahead of the funeral.
Believing the request was genuine, the father transferred the money electronically. However, he later became suspicious when the impersonated officer demanded an additional GH¢2,000, prompting him to report the matter to the police.
Investigations revealed that the mobile money transactions were traced to numbers registered in Wilson’s name with authorities recovering the GH¢2,000
Following her arrest, Wilson who was identified as the late officer’s girlfriend, confessed to the crime and was arraigned on June 1, 2026, and pleaded guilty to charges of impersonation, stealing, and fraudulent electronic transactions.
The court presided over by His Worship Peter Anongdare convicted her on her own plea and imposed a fine of 90 penalty units, equivalent to GH¢1,080, which has since been paid, in default of a six-month prison sentence.
She was further placed on a one-year bond to be of good behaviour, with a default custodial sentence of six months should she breach the terms.
