Gold & Romance Fraud Scenarios Led by Female Scammers

Africa, and specifically Ghana, is becoming one of the most recent hotspots in the world for scams. The internet is full of offers from African cities and the rest of the world. One needs to ensure that one’s email inbox is both clean and secure. Ghana, as it stands now, is a place for dating scams and huge money scams involving both gold and diamonds. It has been discovered that there are many situations whereby men become victims of scammers. These female scammers are very good at what they do. They are quite familiar with their game and are very intellectual. They have multiple scams running at the same time (this is how they run their business).

It cannot be denied that most online dating scams originate in Africa, even though most African singles looking for a date online are legitimate. It has been observed that low per capita income, high rates of corruption, and unemployment are some of the reasons why many of these scams are of African origin. The money extracted from victims residing in Europe, North America, and Australia amounts to enormous fortunes for these female scammers, who are ready to put in months of work to get what they want. They have found some new ways of doing this.

One of these ways includes telling the supposed victim that they do not have enough annual leave to come and visit unless they buy some from their employer. They tell the victim that a day costs a certain amount, and the victim will have to pay for the number of days they would be off. When the victim pays for this, they also demand that the victim pays for their flight.

Protect Yourself Against Dating Fraud

Online dating scams are on the increase, and online dating sites say they have little they can do about this. However, they advise that you adhere to the following tips:

• Never give out sensitive information online and be careful about what you say

• Never send money or give out your online account or credit card details to anyone you do not trust

• Run away from someone you met on a social site who tells you they want to continue communication by email

• Always trust your instincts whenever you feel something is wrong

• Avoid communicating with people overseas, and be careful of those who tell you they are in the same country as you (because, on the contrary, they might not be)