Fraudsters in Ghana have been using the Internet for a long time to steal millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims all over the globe. The web has plenty of warnings about the scams, but the truth is that all these alerts are not stopping the scammers. On the contrary, scammers have learned how to evolve […]
International private investigators have been working with cases of online fraud and scams originating from Ghana for a long time. West Africa was first put on the world fraud map by Nigeria. As Nigeria became well known for fraud, conducting internet crime from Nigeria became less profitable. The solution? Move operations to neighboring Ghana! Since […]
In the last decade the internet has become extremely important in the social field. From keeping in touch with friends and family, to meeting new people. With this trend, online dating and social media sites are every day more relevant in people´s lives all over the world. There is definitely a greater acceptance of using […]
Internet dating sites are fast becoming even bigger targets for scams and fraud. The schemers play to the emotions of people looking to make meaningful connections and prey on those viewed as being vulnerable. The FBI maintains an ongoing list of the most common fraudulent activities that people can and should watch out for. It […]
When internet scams first surfaced, many originated in Western African nations, like Nigeria. The attempted scams became so prevalent and highly-publicized that they almost became a joke as people were desensitized to them. These Nigerian scams have evolved over the years though. In addition to the traditional “419 scams” that still manage to hook a […]
When the Internet became widely available in Ghana in the early 2000s and Ghanaians finally went online en masse, they bumped up against firmly established rules of Internet conduct. Unable to fulfill their hope of connecting with others around the world and traveling, Ghana’s residents found a different way to profit from technology: Internet scamming. […]
