A Cameroonian, resident in France, who came to Malta with someone else's documents to defraud a Maltese man out of €6,700 and who was caught trying to leave Malta using someone else’s documents, today pleaded guilty to fraud. 

Alex Rabane Awal, 39, admitted to obtaining money on false pretences and to making fraudulent gains through what is referred to as the ‘black-money scam’.

On attempting to leave Malta International Airport to return to France, he was found to have an envelope containing some €5,500 in cash.

Police Inspector Maurice Curmi told Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit that the investigation began when the Maltese man approached the police after suspecting that something was wrong. 

Magistrate Stafrace Zammit postponed the case to Monday for judgment but due to the fact that the accused has no travel documents for the authorities to withhold and has no fixed address here in Malta, the magistrate said that he is duty-bound to protect other people too and remanded him in custody.

Legal aid Joseph Ellis appeared for the man.