John Awuah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Bankers Association, has said that when it comes to fraud, nobody is safe.
The CEO of the Banks Association, during a forum, revealed that he was scammed right after a live studio lecture on fraud.
He disclosed that he lost GH₵67 through the fraudulent act.
According to him, anyone can become a victim of a scam regardless of their knowledge or position.
Speaking in a video shared by JoyNews, John Awuah made the revelation at the Digital Economy Forum, saying, “To be honest, now when I’m saying that, I even get scared because there was a day I was at Joy FM studio to give public education on cyber fraud and just after the studio, when I sat in the car, I got defrauded of GH₵67”.
He explained that fraudsters target people from all backgrounds, adding that no one should assume they are protected because they are educated or experienced.
“I think when I left [the studio after the show], they said, let’s try this guy. It tells you when it comes to fraud, nobody is safe. Nobody,” he added.
John Awuah warned that some people underestimate the risk of fraud because they believe their level of education makes them less likely to be targeted.
“So, the danger we are having in this country is that there are people who believe they are immune. It’s like their level of education kind of takes them out of the fraud,” he added.
Also, the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has blown an alarm on cyber criminals increasingly hijacking Google business listings to trick unsuspecting customers.
According to the CSA, in the first six months of 2026, Ghanaians lost GH¢296,000 to online restaurant scams that trick unsuspecting customers into paying for food that was never delivered.
In a public alert issued by the CSA detailed that the fraudsters are targeting legitimate restaurants and food vendors by manipulating Google Search, Maps, and sponsored ads to replace legitimate contact details with fake ones.
The CSA disclosed that between January and June 2026, 112 cases were recorded, nearly double the prior year, with customer losses rising sharply to GHS 296,083.68, with the scammers collecting payments via mobile money or fake links.
In related news, TrustGH (trustgh.com), Ghana’s first public database for scam phone numbers, has recorded over 3,000 reports of suspicious numbers since its launch, the company announced today.
The reported numbers have been linked to a wide range of fraudulent activity, including e-commerce fraud, investment and job scams, romance scams, impersonation, and recruitment fraud.
TrustGH allows members of the public to report suspicious phone numbers, which are then checked against international scam-detection parameters. Each number is assigned a risk score ranging from 0% to 100%, indicating the likelihood that it is linked to fraudulent activity. To date, more than half of all numbers reported to the platform have received a risk score of 100%, confirming a very high likelihood of scam involvement.
Reports submitted to TrustGH originate from a variety of sources, including TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, Google Business profiles, phone calls, SMS messages, and fake websites. TikTok accounts for the largest share of reported cases, at roughly 50%, followed by SMS and WhatsApp messages.
Notably, more than 90% of reported scam cases involved attempts to demand mobile money payment or gain access to victims’ mobile money accounts. Investigators have also found that many scammers create fake pages that closely mimic legitimate businesses across social media platforms in order to defraud unsuspecting individuals of significant sums of money.
“These numbers show just how widespread and organized scam activity has become in Ghana, particularly on social media,” a TrustGH spokesperson said. “Our goal is to give the public a reliable, data-driven way to verify a number before they engage with it, so they can protect themselves and their money.”
TrustGH is a licensed platform and works closely with the Cybersecurity Authority and the Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service to combat scam activity and support ongoing investigations into reported numbers.
TrustGH is urging the public to verify any unfamiliar phone number on trustgh.com before making payments, sharing personal information, or engaging in business transactions, and to report suspicious numbers to help strengthen the platform’s database.
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