Frank Agyei, a 25-year-old former student of the University of Ghana, Legon, was on Friday fined GH¢600 by a circuit court in Techiman for defrauding a businesswoman.
He would serve 12 months jail in hard labour if he defaults.
Agyei pleaded guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretences.
Police Inspector John Amponsah, prosecuting, told the court presided by Mr Michael Kudjo Ntumy that the convict, who lives in Twimia-Nkwanta in Techiman Municipality on August this year approached the complainant, Amadu Fatima, at her business place and promised her a job.
The prosecutor said Agyei pretended he could secure her a "mobile to mobile" job at the health centre at Tuobodom and therefore collected GH¢402 from her.
Agyei also told her he could offer her appointment at the National Health Insurance Scheme's Secretariat in Accra as a Ward Assistant and showed her some documents to buttress his claims.
Fatima later suspected that Agyei was not as genuine as he claimed, she quickly reported the case to the police and he was arrested.