Police arrest 12 over cybercrimes impersonating MPs, Ministers, CEOs, others
Police discovered 973 fake social media accounts were created by the suspects in the names of these prominent persons and corporate entities.
The Ghana Police has arrested 12 members of a cybercrime syndicate, and are pursuing about 25 others, for allegedly using the identities of MPs, Ministers, Security Officers, and CEOs to defraud people.
In a statement, the police said through a cyber-intelligence operation, it discovered 973 fake social media accounts created by the suspects in the names of these prominent persons and corporate entities.
Although the accounts have been pulled down, 785 of the fake accounts were in the names of MPs, 62 in the names of security officials,136 in the names of Ministers of State, Ambassadors, and some heads of institutions, the statement further noted.
"Investigation has established that the modus of the criminal syndicate is to impersonate or hack into the social media accounts of prominent persons to defraud unsuspecting victims of various sums of money by promising them jobs, scholarships, publication of fake promotional advertisements and sale of products among others.
The Police have also recovered thirty-two (32) mobile phones, three (3) laptops and fifty-four (54) SIM cards used by the suspects to commit their crimes."
The 12 arrested are, Gideon Kove alias Billions, Felicia Nanewortor, Carl Kristal, Safari Zatey, Eric Acquah alias Cent Mona, Richard Agbadzi, Isaac Dortsue alias Barajah, Samuel Gadre, Moses Otchie alias Razak, Yonnah Boso, Sterling Kwame Doe and Wisdom Tornyie.
