Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture Minister-designate Catherine Afeku, has denied being a fraudster and a criminal. “No, I have never been charged with fraud, neither have I ever had any criminal background,” she told parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, 6 February during her vetting. She, however, explained that a business relationship between her and some … Read more
The number of people defrauded in the UK by online dating scams reached a record high in 2016, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned. According to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, there were 3,889 victims of so-called romance fraud last year, who handed over a record £39m. Action Fraud, the UK’s cyber-crime reporting centre, says … Read more
The number of people defrauded in the UK by online dating scams reached a record high in 2016, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned. University professor Judith Lathlean told reporter Nicola Rees how she was tricked out of about £140,000 by a gang using a fake profile. Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of … Read more
The Ugandan military on Wednesday said it has started investigating a fake arms deal that was allegedly carried out by some of its officers. Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda, army spokesperson told reporters at the military headquarters that the Chief of Military Intelligence is carrying out joint investigations with the police, noting that already two suspects … Read more
The elusive world of telecom fraud. What is the way forward? Internet fraud has been known in Ghana for many years but until recently when the airwaves became awash with news of the arrests of people engaged in SIM BOX fraud, much had not been heard about telecom fraud. Until its establishment in 2010 and … Read more
Internet fraud has been known in Ghana for many years but until recently when the airwaves became awash with news of the arrests of people engaged in SIM BOX fraud, much had not been heard about telecom fraud. Until its establishment in 2010 and forays into the world of telecom fraud, many mobile phone users … Read more
Investigations have begun into suspected fraud at Multimedia Group leading to the loss of revenue to the company. The fraud is believed to have been perpetrated by some members of the sales team who succeeded in misappropriating company funds. It was however detected during reconciliation of accounts. The Chief Finance Officer of the Multimedia Group, … Read more