logoBC
Yaoundé - 29 March 2024 -
Law

A Cameroonian named Rhodri Bongam accused of credit card fraud in the USA

A Cameroonian named Rhodri Bongam accused of credit card fraud in the USA
  • Comments   -   Tuesday, 28 February 2017 09:26

(Business in Cameroon) - At 32 years old, a young Cameroonian named Rhodri Bongam was arrested last week in Dickson County, Tennessee, with several fraudulent credit cards and tens of pizza cards in his possession. The officers who arrested him also discovered in his “incorrectly licensed” vehicle, highly valuable objects.

When you do not use your own money, you can purchase these kinds of things”, commented one of the officers when they discovered in the vehicle used by the suspect, a bag holding, among other objects, a Versace watch, luxury frames and a Louis Vuitton branded pair of trainers.

The US Police officers also discovered that this Cameroonian living in Washington DC stayed at the Hilton and settled his hotel bill with credit cards.

Before using stolen financial data which he uploaded to pizza gift cards, cards which are more difficult to cancel compared to Visa or MasterCard cards, the young Cameroonian was jailed. He will have to post a bail of USD 92,000 (over FCfa 50 million) if he wants to be released during his court appearance.

BRM

eu-pledges-over-cfa12bn-for-entrepreneurship-and-electricity-access-support-in-cameroon
The EU agreed to disburse over CFA12 billion to support growth-driven projects in Cameroon. The two related deals were signed in Yaoundé on March 26...
central-africa-set-for-highest-economic-growth-in-a-decade-amid-inflation-concerns
Growth within the Cemac region is expected to peak at 3.6% this year, according to the estimates of Beac’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which met on...
mtn-cameroon-sees-record-growth-with-cfa325-7bn-revenue-in-2023-amid-market-challenges
MTN Cameroon reported a robust revenue of CFA325.7 billion for 2023. According to data released on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa, this...
cameroon-s-customs-enforces-air-cargo-regulations-threatens-fines-for-non-compliance
Edwin Fongod Nuvaga, the Director-General of Customs in Cameroon, has issued a reminder to airlines about their obligations to comply with standard...

Mags frontpage


Business in Cameroon n110: April 2022

Covid-19, war in Europe: Some Cameroonian firms will suffer


Albert Zeufack: “Today, the most important market is in Asia”


Investir au Cameroun n120: Avril 2022

Covid-19, guerre en Europe : des entreprises camerounaises vont souffrir


Albert Zeufack: « Le marché le plus important aujourd’hui, c’est l’Asie »