Courts
Nurse faces court, granted GH¢100k bail over alleged UK travel scam
Esther Asamoah Dufie, who denies the charge of defrauding by false pretence, is expected back before the court on 27 November.
DL News
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Courts
Tarkwa woman jailed two years for multi-victim rent scam
Presiding judge Isaac Osei Asare convicted her after she pleaded guilty to seven counts of defrauding by false pretence. The two-year sentences on each count will run concurrently.
DL News
Courts
School Administrator in dock over GH¢750k Kokrobite land scam
Djabum, who faces a charge of Fraudulent Transaction of Land under Section 277(2)(a) of the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036), pleaded not guilty before His Honour Jojo Amoah Hagan.
DL News
Courts
Businessman bailed GH¢600,000 over alleged GH¢500k gold scam
The case was heard on Wednesday at Circuit Court 3 in Accra, presided over by Her Honour Judge Susana Eduful.
DL News
Courts
Court discharges six in alleged $1M fake currency scam
Presiding Judge Susan Eduful freed the accused—Abdel Razak Djidonou (44), Simon Mbillam, Mohammed Ibrahim (62), Prince Pius (44), George Bonsu (64), and Chief Toni Silas (53)—after determining that the court was not the proper venue to hear...
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General
Ministry exposes fake security recruitment scheme: Public urged to stay vigilant
In a statement issued on June 3, 2025, the Ministry discredited the message, which invites applicants to join the Ghana Security Services through a so-called “Data Gathering Form” hosted on Google Forms, with a fake deadline of June 10.
DL News
Crime
How two Ghanaian women were rescued from kidnappers in Nigeria
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), confirmed the rescue, noting that the victims are currently safe and receiving medical treatment in a secured faci...
DL News
Courts
Technician accused in GES recruitment scam granted GHS 6.5 million bail
Sessah, who pleaded not guilty, is facing three serious charges: abuse of office for personal gain, bribery, and money laundering.
DL News
Courts
Soldier granted GHC 600k bail over alleged recruitment scam
Appearing in full military attire, the accused denied the charges when he took the stand before Presiding Judge Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit.
DL News
Business
Beware of fraudulent sales of our lands-University of Ghana
In a notice issued by the Public Affairs Directorate, the University expressed deep concern over recent reports of individuals—believed to be from Osu—falsely claiming government approval to sell parts of its land.
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
Trader in GH¢402,000 recruitment scam jailed five years
Dorcas Twene Amankwa, 28, was found guilty at the end of the trial by a circuit court in Accra, presided over by Evelyn Asamoah.
GNA
Courts
Court orders arrest of Senior Military Officer
Captain Abel Nartey, stationed at Army Headquarters, Burma Camp, Accra, is alleged to have collected GHC120,000 out of the 136,000 to facilitate the enlistment of some persons.
GNA
Crime
Car dealer, two others remanded over alleged GH₵620,000 gold scam
Gbegoueu Evrard, a French national, is said to have collected the money under the pretext of selling gold to the complainant, Hayford Boadi.
GNA
Crime
Soldier in trouble over alleged GH₵136K recruitment scam
Clement Ayomah, charged with defrauding by false pretences, pleaded not guilty.
GNA
Courts
Queen mother in court over GH₵93k enlistment scam
Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court, Jewel pleaded not guilty to defrauding by false pretences. She, however, told the Court that she was making frantic efforts to refund the money to the complainant.
GNA
Europe
AI will make scam emails look genuine, says UK cybersecurity agency
The agency says generative AI tools will soon allow amateur cybercriminals to launch sophisticated phishing attacks
Guardian
Crime
Event planner, another on bail over foreign ministry employment scam
Nana Kwabena Addo, 28, is accused of taking GH¢228,000.00 from one Eunice Moffat under the pretext of securing her a job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as 75 others into other government institutions.
GNA
Africa
Kenyan senator arrested over scholarship scam
He is accused of involvement in a racket that allegedly conspired to steal a reported 1.1bn Kenyan shillings ($7.6m; £5.9m) that was meant to fund further education for Kenyan students in Finland and Canada.
BBC
Courts
Trader remanded over ¢147k GIS recruitment scam
Naomi Larweh Teiko, charged with defrauding by false pretenses, has pleaded not guilty.
GNA
Europe
Nigerian Senator, wife and medical 'middleman' found guilty of organ harvesting plot
The case marks the first time defendants have been convicted under UK's Modern Slavery Act of an organ harvesting conspiracy.
Sky News