| Accra Private Detectives Confront Online Fraud | | | | remains to be seen. |
| During the past few years, online fraud and scams | | | | Complicating matters is the fact that local government |
| originating from Ghana have seen a steep increase. | | | | and police in Ghana is largely corrupt with little incentive |
| Victims are primarily English speaking people from the | | | | to stop the crime. In some cases, police in Ghana may |
| United States, Canada, Europe and Australia, although | | | | receive payment from criminal groups to halt any |
| no country is immune. Many Ghanaians are frustrated | | | | investigation or inquiry. Time will tell if Ghana can avoid |
| with the nation's increasingly bad reputation. Many | | | | the international reputation that followed Nigeria's |
| citizens and analysts suggest that the scammers are | | | | infamous scams. The clock is ticking and the country's |
| actually Nigerians who cross the border to conduct | | | | reputation is at stake, not to mention the potential |
| fraud via the Internet, since Nigeria based scams are | | | | victims. |
| no longer as effective. | | | | Bottom line, any individual or company with personal or |
| Several investigation companies with operations in | | | | commercial relations in Ghana is strongly advised to |
| Accra have taken an impressive stand at exposing | | | | contract a professional investigator for a Ghana |
| the online or internet based scams. This type of fraud | | | | background check service. Due to the high level of risk, |
| usually involves some form of romance and/or cash | | | | it's a wise insurance policy. |
| transfers or gems. The scams are always indentified | | | | Best of luck, |
| by the advance fee which usually comes in the form | | | | A. Hathaway |
| of an emergency or business complication. Whether | | | | © 2006-2009 A. |
| the efforts can shut the scammers down, however, | | | | |