Inspector General of Police, Dr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has narrated how a MoMo fraudster at the Nsawam prison tried to scam him.
IGP Yohuno disclosed that a MoMo scam syndicate is functioning from Nsawam prison.
As per the IGP, the MoMo scammer welcomed him warmly and provided a code for him to enter. He then understood that as soon as he entered the code, the scammer would have obtained her code.
IGP Yohuno narrated, “He greeted me nicely, in a nice voice, and gave me some code that I should dial. Then I knew that if I dialled the code, one way or the other, he would be able to get to know my password”.
“That means that all the money I have in my MoMo account would be transferred.”
“I asked him, my brother, Where are you? What work do you do? Are you sure you are genuine? I know where you are”, Yohuno confronted the caller.
The IGP uncovered the scammer, who, realizing he was caught, insulted him by saying, ‘kwasia’ and then disconnected the call.
He stated that the number was tracked, and the police verified that it was coming from Nsawam Prison.
The IGP also disclosed another occurrence involving a prominent Ghanaian.
The IGP reported that an unidentified group of callers threatened the Ghanaian, demanding ₵100,000, or else his life would be in danger.
He continued, “The man was panting and rushed to me at my house. I collected the number, and when we checked the location, it was again at Nsawam.”
Yohuno revealed that many inmates at the Nsawam Prison orchestrate sophisticated deceptions using background sound to pressure victims into sending money.
IGP Yohuno detailed, “Sometimes they play a siren in the background and tell you a relative has been arrested. Then they ask you to send money for bail.”
“First thing, let’s find out where the person is. Quickly get in touch with the police so that we can trace the whereabouts”.
“You can imagine somebody who is in prison and is being re-arrested. What punishment, again, can you give them?” he asked.
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