US visa scam suspect arrested

Georgetown : Following investigations into reports received, during yesterday the police arrested a man at Triumph, East Coast Demerara, with the travel document and monies collected from the victim of a visa scam.

 Persons posing as employees of the US Embassy in Georgetown, are approaching unsuspecting individuals purporting to be able to obtain visas for them. The agreed on monies and travel document are later handed over by the victim who subsequently finds out that he/she has been conned.

 The suspect is in police custody and the police are calling on persons who may have been victims of this visa scam to report to CID Headquarters, Camp Road, Georgetown, in order to assist with the investigations.