A 24- year-old man of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown was today slapped with several fraud charges for allegedly obtaining money by false pretense.

The Court heard that Micah Sonaram used social media sites under the name Parts Zone to lure potential buyers.

 It is alleged that he posed as an authorize importer to order and supply vehicles, spare parts and heavy-duty machinery. The Court was told that the alleged fraudster would request down payments from his potential buyers, then use several delaying tactics to further swindle money from them while failing to deliver the products.

Alarms were raised when his customers inquired from shipping companies about the items that should have been bought and imported and no records were found.

The incident which landed Sonaram before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Mclennan today took place between November 19, 2020, and December 29, 2020.

Being entrusted by Mohamed Ahmad, Sonaram is accused of fraudulently converting more than $3 million that he obtained from the man to purchase an excavator. 

The machinery was never bought and was never delivered.

The Attorney for the accused made an application for bail pointing out that his client will attend Court and abide by any conditions attached to bail.

The Police Prosecutor did not object to bail, but asked that Sonaram lodges his passport with the Court and reports to the Police regularly.

 Bail was granted in the sum of $60,000 and Sonaram will make his next court appearance on March 31.

The fraud accused is no stranger to law enforcement.

He was charged last month with two counts of fraud for allegedly collecting over $11 million from potential customers to purchase and ship heavy duty machinery, vehicles, and spare parts. He was granted $300,000 bail on those earlier charges.

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