Alhaji Abubakar is a wealthy customer of your branch who is currently away on a “Hajj Trip” to Saudi Arabia. The branch receives a telephone call from a stranger who says he is Mr. Kwame Bobo, who says that he is a photographer and that Alhaji Abubakar, prior to going abroad, had given him a crossed cheque for GHȼ20,000 in payment for pictures. The cheque has been lost and Mr. Bobo asks if your branch will stop payment of the cheque if it is presented. He leaves his telephone number in case of need. The cheque is discovered in the days clearing. It is properly drawn in favor of Mr. Kwame Bobo and is endorsed “Kwame Bobo” on the back. i) What is the bank position vis-à-vis Alhaji Abubakar and Mr. Kwame Bobo? ii) Explain clearly how would you deal with the cheque?

Alhaji Abubakar is a wealthy customer of your branch who is currently away on a “Hajj Trip” to Saudi Arabia. The branch receives a telephone call from a stranger who says he is Mr. Kwame Bobo, who says that he is a photographer and that Alhaji Abubakar, prior to going abroad, had given him a crossed cheque for GHȼ20,000 in payment for pictures. The cheque has been lost and Mr. Bobo asks if your branch will stop payment of the cheque if it is presented. He leaves his telephone number in case of need. The cheque is discovered in the days clearing. It is properly drawn in favor of Mr. Kwame Bobo and is endorsed “Kwame Bobo” on the back. i) What is the bank position vis-à-vis Alhaji Abubakar and Mr. Kwame Bobo? ii) Explain clearly how would you deal with the cheque?

Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition

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Chapter14: Money And Banking

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 16AA

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