Online Fraud

Since the introduction of mobile money in Ghana, some ten years ago, payments and other financial transactions have become faster and easier. Today, we can make and receive all forms of payments from the comfort of our homes without any…

There has been a lot of mobile money scam activities that fraudsters use in extorting money from mobile money users. It all started with the "sister niee oo" scam but it didn't end there, fraudsters are every day advancing in stealing…

As mobile money becoming more popular and widely used by Ghanaians, fraudsters on the other hand, are finding new ways and ideas to steal money from mobile money subscribers. Here are tricks that MTN mobile money fraudsters use to…

Mobile money has solved the burden of having to walk miles just to make payments or deposit money to the bank. You will agree with me that ever since mobile money was introduced, it has benefited me and you and Ghana as a whole. …

With MTN mobile money fraud counts speedily on the rise, the need to report such cases has become rather compulsory than a choice. As such, it is prudent for members of the general public to understand and know the various ways to…

If you didn't know Boostpal's website is not running anymore. But that should not come as a surprise to all of you who read on Asetena.com. Well, there is something else that has come bu called ViewDime. But first, let's cover some…

This morning, I woke up with a lot of messages that Boostpal's website and Facebook page were both missing. It's usual for a website to go down temporarily but for the Facebook page to go down too, that's quite suspicious. One Eminent…

Only 10% of reported mobile money fraud cases have been investigated and prosecuted, Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has revealed. Madam Ursula Owusu-Ekuful blamed the slow pace at which mobile money fraud cases are…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has urged candidates to beware of fraudsters who contact them with the promise of “upgrading” their results for a fee payable through mobile money transfers. “The West African Examination…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said that it is working tirelessly this month to stop fraud-related activities in the country’s payment systems. The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Maxwell Opoku-Afari, told Accra-based Citi FM…