In the late 1990s and early 2000s, "Nigerian Prince" emails became infamous — typically involving someone claiming to be royalty and asking for money that they promised would be paid back with a hefty ...

A popular Ghanaian social media influencer has been extradited to the U.S. from the United Kingdom after being charged for her role in a lucrative romance scam targeting elderly Americans. Prosecutors ...

A 76-year-old New Jersey man lost more than $650,000 to an online romance scam. The scammer, posing as "Dorothy Forson," gained the victim's trust after his wife's death. The victim sent money for ...

A direct selling firm, QNET, said it has started cracking down on scammers in Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Cameroon, Mali, ...

An obroni woman based in Ghana has shared her experience with two online scams involving a fake Airbnb ad and a hacked restaurant page to warn others.

ACCRA, Ghana — Police in Ghana rescued 57 Nigerians trafficked to the West African country and arrested five people suspected of operating a cybercrime and human trafficking ring, authorities said ...

The eldest daughter of the late Jerry Rawlings, a former president of Ghana, has warned against scammers using fake social media accounts that claim to be raising funds for her father's funeral. The ...