On Saturday, December 27 in Tabora and Lashibi, in the Greater Accra region, in a coordinated operation carried out early in the In the morning, security services at Ghana have stopped 141 people cybercriminalité “ Bookman Old Style”, serif"> suspected of.

100 suspects were arrested in Tabora and 41 in Lashibi, for a total of 141 arrests during the operation according to the Minister of Communication, Digitalization and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George . Authorities seized 38 computers cell phones and 150 mobile phones suspected of having been used for commit online crimes including MoMo scams, compromises professional email, romance scams, c The operation, conducted based on intelligence by the Ghana Cyber Security Authority (CSA), in collaboration with the Police, National Security and Services of immigration, made it possible to dismantle organizations involved in fraud aux transfers mobile money electronics (MoMo) and fake bank transfer scams.

The suspects are believed to be involved in various cybercriminal activities, including mobile payment fraud, romance scams, sexual extortion, the compromise of professional messengers and bank transfer fraud.

The first Investigations indicate that the suspects are of Nigerian nationality. Forensic analysis of the seized devices is in progress and the people found guilty will be prosecuted in accordance with Ghanaian law