University of Ghana Student Arrested for Allegedly Using Fake Payment Alerts to Buy Food

A young student at the University of Ghana, Legon, has been arrested after allegedly using fake payment alerts to purchase food from vendors on campus.
According to reports, authorities apprehended the student after he visited a food vendor he had allegedly defrauded with his scheme in the past.
According to the vendor, the young man had been using the fake alerts to buy food from her since 2025, and she recently began to play along last week to catch and apprehend him.
The vendor claimed the suspect had been ordering large quantities of food and drinks from her restaurant while presenting false mobile money confirmations.
The issue came to light when the suspect recently attempted the same act, but the vendor was present and detected that no payment had been received. The suspect was later traced to a hostel around Okponglo, where it was confirmed he is a University of Ghana student.
Hostel management also shared that he had allegedly used similar tactics on other vendors he patronised.
Efforts were made to resolve the matter, with compensation proposed to cover the losses before she involved some individuals associated with her father and police officers.