It sounds as thouugh you have been victimized by a "lonely hearts" scam. I have no idea of how poor women in Accra, Ghanna say they are, but with GDP per capita of only $2,600, unemployment rate of 20%, 31.4% of the population below local poverty level, and 10.9% inflation, I would say that I would not enjoy being a citizen of this country.
The U.S. State Department does warn of buisiness fraud and scams perpetrated in this country, but they don't single out Ghanna as any worse than any other country in the area, or the world, for that matter.
"Another type of fraud is by persons claiming to live in Ghana who profess friendship or romantic interest over the Internet. Once a relationship has been established, the correspondent typically asks the American to send money for living expenses, travel expenses, or visa costs. Sometimes a “hospital” or “doctor” telephones to say that the friend has suffered an “accident” and needs immediate financial assistance to cover medical bills. There are other variations of this scam, but all of them want to get money. Americans have reported losing thousands of dollars through such scams. The anonymity of the Internet means that the victim cannot be sure of the real name, age, marital status, nationality, or even gender of the correspondent. In most cases reported to the Embassy, the correspondent turned out to be a fictitious persona created to lure Americans into sending money. "
2007-05-11 20:37:30
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answered by Helmut 7
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