US EditionFacing a broken economy, Ghana's tech-savvy teens turn to fraud
- A teenager in Accra using the pseudonym Ghost engineers phishing scams in early 2025 amid Ghana's worsening economic crisis.
- Ghana's youth unemployment and economic hardships led many teens like Ghost to turn to cybercrime for survival, fueling a surge in scam activity.
- Officials report that youth-led scams, often powered by social media, caused financial losses exceeding $282,000 from January to March 2025, nearly doubling 2024 levels.
- Ghost revealed that his Instagram business earned him GHC 12,000 in the past month, while experts caution that many more young people may be drawn to similar ventures.
- Weak enforcement and insufficient cybersecurity professionals contribute to ongoing victim anxiety and financial ruin, with experts saying no end is in sight.
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Facing a broken economy, Ghana's tech-savvy teens turn to fraud
In the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana's capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a faded plastic chair inside a dimly lit internet cafe.
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