Meet the Sakawa boys. David is 25 years old. He's been defrauding people on the internet for the last two years. "I know it's wrong but it gives me a lot of money," he says.

Opinions of Monday, 6 April 2009. Columnist: Jawando, Muhammed Suraj Sulley 2009-04-06 Sakawa Boys Invade Ghanaweb ...

Starflex and his sidekicks are known as the Sakawa boys – meaning ‘putting inside’ in the Hausa language, a young generation of school drops-outs in Ghana who dabble in identity theft and ...

According to Ivan Joshua Kweku Quashigah, son of the late Minister of Health in the previous Kufour government, the internet fraudsters, popularly known in Ghanaian circles as "Sakawa boys", have ...

The "Yahoo Boys" operating in Nigeria and "Sakawa Boys" in Ghana have a reputation for engaging in various fraudulent schemes, including online romance scams. Over the past decade, ...

A Ghanaian internet fraudster, popularly known as ‘game boy’ or ‘sakawa’ </a>has made a lot of revelations including how a friend of his who was into the same activity died after his ...

The timely intervention of the Odorkor District Police Command saved residents of Gbawe Zero, who were held hostage by a 25-year-old boy rumoured to be in the sakawa (internet fraud) business and ...

The sight attracted residents to the spot as the boys managed to escape. Meanwhile, a man purported to be the ritualist has retrieved the box containing the supposed money-vomiting snake.

Opinions of Monday, 6 April 2009. Columnist: Jawando, Muhammed Suraj Sulley 2009-04-06 Sakawa Boys Invade Ghanaweb ...

Meet the Sakawa boys. David is 25 years old. He's been defrauding people on the internet for the last two years. "I know it's wrong but it gives me a lot of money," he says.

Starflex and his sidekicks are known as the Sakawa boys - meaning 'putting inside' in the Hausa language, a young generation of school drops-outs in Ghana who dabble in identity theft and romance ...

Romance scams are becoming increasingly common in Ghana due to persistent poverty and a youth unemployment rate of more than 30% ...