Tag: Fraud
Interpol arrests 260 people in Africa in effort to end online romance and extortion scams
Interpol has detained 260 individuals across 14 African nations as part of an effort to address online romance and extortion scams.
These scams hav [...]
Malawi General Elections: Police arrest eight for alleged fraud
Police in Malawi have arrested eight people for alleged electoral fraud as the country waits for the final results of Tuesday's general election.
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Asokwa Circuit Court: Man jailed 35 years with hard labour for defrauding someone of USD 50,000
Abdul Munaf Lawal, a 32-year-old man, has been accused of defrauding a victim out of USD 50,000 by claiming he would convert the money into Ghana cedi [...]
Kpakpo Nii Gbemi defrauds civil engineer of GHC 100,000 through Canada work visa fraud
Samuel Okantey, popularly known as 'Kpakpo Nii Gbemi the Cartoonist', has reportedly defrauded unsuspecting victims, riding on his close relationship [...]
Kumasi-based Medical doctor defrauded by farmer over Gh¢7.4 million under pretence of securing him 1,300 acres of land
A 'smart' farmer, Dennis Bedi, has successfully defrauded a Kumasi-based medical doctor of over Gh¢7.4 million under the pretext of securing 1,300 acr [...]
Access Bank: Banker arrested after siphoning Ghc164,000
Lawrene Avorsey, a 31-year-old banker, has taken Ghc164,000 from Access Bank Ghana Ltd.
Avorsey organised the theft by controlling the reversal of [...]
National Service personnel steals Gh¢ 303,950 from Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited’s account to invest in cryptocurrency
A 25-year-old National Service Person, Jesper Kobina Mensah, managed to steal Gh¢ 303,950 from a Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited account to invest in crypt [...]
Trader jailed 4 years for Ghghs308,000 security service recruitment scam
An accra circuit court has sentenced a 30-year-old trader, joseph diawuo, to four years imprisonment for defrauding a female police officer and 46 oth [...]
Man jailed for four years for duping female police officer of GHC308,000
A 30-year-old trader has defrauded a female police officer out of Ghc308,000 in a recruitment scam, which has shocked the security services sector in [...]
Young woman defrauds headmistress of Senior High School of Gh¢560,000 in travel visa scam
A headmistress of a senior high school has been defrauded of Gh¢560,000 in a travel visa scam.
A 38-year-old unemployed woman named Priscilla Kodua [...]