Inspector General of Police, Dr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has narrated how a MoMo fraudster at the Nsawam prison tried to scam me.
IGP Yohuno revealed that a MoMo fraud ring is operating from Nsawam prison.
According to the IGP, the MoMo fraudster greeted him nicely and gave him a code to dial. He then realised that once he dials the code, the fraudster would have gained access to 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 revealed the fraudster, realising he had been found out, insulted him, saying, ‘kwasia’ and hung up.
He added that the number was traced, and the police confirmed it was originating from Nsawam Prison.
The IGP further revealed another incident involving a well-known Ghanaian.
According to the IGP, the Ghanaian was threatened by unknown callers demanding ₵100,000, or he would be killed.
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.
In addition, Stephen Blewett, the CEO of MTN Ghana, some months ago revealed that 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.
MTN Ghana’s CEO further revealed they are constantly asking themselves how they can improve.
“We are constantly asking ourselves how we can improve. We are applying the same customer-first mentality to tackle these issues and are exploring better solutions for our users”, Stephen Blewett emphasised.
