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Ghanaian fraudsters arrested for BEC/Sakawa

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In Nigeria, scammers who specialize in Romance Scams and BEC are called "Yahoo Boys." In Ghana, the term for the same activity is "Sakawa." Several Ghanaian headlines are talking about this case with headlines such as "Multimillion dollar Sakawa" or "Sakawa Chairman Busted" or "Sakawa Kingpin Bows to Extradition!" On 08AUG2025 the US Attorney's office in the Southern District of New York announced the extradition of four Ghanaian scammers who …

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Ghanaian Nationals Extradited To US Over $100M, BEC, Romance Scams - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Three Ghanaian men have been extradited to the US over $100 million fraud involving romance scams and business email compromise targeting individuals and companies. The FBI and the Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced the extradition of three Ghanaian nationals accused of being part of a large-scale criminal operation. The individuals, namely Isaac Oduro Boateng, Inusah Ahmed, and Derrick Van Yeboah, arrived in the US on August 7, 2025, an…

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