Samuel Nartey George the minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation has revealed that just after he was appointed minister, his mother was scammed by MoMo fruadsters.
According to Sam George, his mother was scammed GH¢24,000 using his name.
Speaking in an interview with JoyNews on April 15, 2025, Sam George narrated, “In my poor mother’s case, just after I was appointed minister, they called her and said, ‘Oh, because of your son, now we want to protect your Mobile Money and so verify your PIN.’ I’m telling you, my mother — she’s alive.
“They stole her GH¢24,000. And I told her, I said, ‘Ah, but when they called you, why didn’t you call me to confirm?’” he said.
Sam George further revealed he is conducting an investigation into MoMo fraud “This is real… and so the question again is, are there real instances of connivance by staff of some of these Mobile Money operators?”
“It’s all investigations that will happen. Like I said after the meeting, we are going to be asking them to provide us with reports on the measures they are taking to protect their customers.”
Stephen Blewett, the CEO of MTN Ghana has also revealed in his first month in Ghana as the CEO of MTN he received a call from a MoMo fraudster who tried to scam him.
According to Stephen Blewett, the fraudster claimed he had made a wrong transfer and tried to manipulate him into believing it.
He revealed he decided to talk to the MoMo fraudster for about 15 minutes to deter him from frauding others.
Stephen Blewett detailed that he told the fraudster he was the CEO of MTN Ghana but he did not believe, got upset and hung up.
Stephen Blewett disclosed this during his first anniversary as CEO, he stated, “In my first month here, I received a call from a fraudster. He claimed I had made a transfer and tried to manipulate me into believing it. I decided to keep him on the phone for about 15 minutes, hoping that by doing so, he wouldn’t scam someone else.
“Eventually, I told him I was the CEO of MTN, and he didn’t believe me. He got upset and hung up. But this experience serves as a reminder of how important it is to stay vigilant”, he added.
Meanwhile, over the weekend a lady also wept bitterly about fraudulent activity on her MoMo and called out the service provider over an alleged occurrence of a fraudulent mobile money transfer without her approval or knowledge.
According to the lady, an amount of over GH¢11,000 was withdrawn from her account on Sunday afternoon April 13, 2025.
She claimed 11,100 cedis was withdrawn first and later 220 cedis was also withdrawn.
