The scammer had allegedly used a display picture of another acquaintance known to the victim in order to borrow $190 from them.
A 37-year-old man was arrested for allegedly scamming a series of victims by pretending to be someone else.
Preliminary investigations revealed that he is believed to be involved in three other similar cases of scam islandwide.The offence of cheating carries a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine.
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