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Scammers Ran A Fake U.S. Embassy In Ghana For A Decade Before Being Shut Down
Consumerist ^ | December 2, 2016

Posted on 12/02/2016 5:26:53 PM PST by SMGFan

The U.S. Embassy in Ghana is a large, secured office building in the bustling West African port city of Accra, but for a decade scammers convinced some folks that their humble two-story structure — without security fencing, U.S. military guards,… or Americans of any sort — was indeed the office of the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana. According to the State Department, Ghanaian and Turkish organized crime members operated the “embassy” three days a week, selling bogus visas and other government documents. While the building looks nothing like the actual embassy, the scammers did fly a U.S. flag outside and decorated the office inside with a photo of the president.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: africa; crime; fraud; ghana; scam
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Had a photo of BHO, what more do you need?

Phony as a three dollar bill.

1 posted on 12/02/2016 5:26:53 PM PST by SMGFan
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You gotta admire these guys-—they got away with it.

Reminds me of the guy signing for the deaf at Mandela’s funeral.

Some scams are very funny.

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2 posted on 12/02/2016 5:29:54 PM PST by Mears
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To: SMGFan

What was the staff at the real embassy doing for ten years that they never even heard about this!?


3 posted on 12/02/2016 5:31:53 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: SMGFan

Hey, we’ve had a fake prez for 8 yrs.


4 posted on 12/02/2016 5:32:01 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: SMGFan

There’s another one at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.


5 posted on 12/02/2016 5:35:40 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: SMGFan

WAWA—West Africa Wins Again


6 posted on 12/02/2016 5:39:47 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: SMGFan

Did our homeland security accept these fake visas?


7 posted on 12/02/2016 5:45:05 PM PST by posterchild
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To: BenLurkin

The story explains that they did not scam locals, and that they had bought off local authorities.


8 posted on 12/02/2016 5:45:16 PM PST by marktwain
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To: Mears

The documents probably worked just fine or disgruntled customers would have run them out.


9 posted on 12/02/2016 5:50:05 PM PST by heartwood (If you're looking for a </sarc tag>, you just saw it.)
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To: Mears

“You gotta admire these guys-—they got away with it.

Reminds me of the guy signing for the deaf at Mandela’s funeral.

Some scams are very funny.”

There was an American in WW2 that convinced the army he could speak Japanese and they paid him to create a basic phrase book for US troops. He did it by going to a library and checking out an English/Japanese dictionary. Some of his phrases were utter nonsense.


10 posted on 12/02/2016 5:52:04 PM PST by Fai Mao (PIAPS for Prison 2016)
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To: SMGFan

Turkish organized crime. Says a lot.


11 posted on 12/02/2016 5:53:23 PM PST by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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To: BenLurkin

Working on Benghazi Clinton’s election materials and soliciting donations from 3rd world dictators!!!!!


12 posted on 12/02/2016 5:55:21 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
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“There was an American in WW2 that convinced the army he could speak Japanese and they paid him to create a basic phrase book for US troops. He did it by going to a library and checking out an English/Japanese dictionary. Some of his phrases were utter nonsense.”


I hadn’t heard that one. He probably earned a good chunk of taxpayer money.

I always wonder what kind of mind thinks these things up.

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13 posted on 12/02/2016 6:12:14 PM PST by Mears
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To: BenLurkin

Bundling for the Clinton Foundation and the Hillary Campaign.


14 posted on 12/02/2016 6:17:38 PM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: Mears

It sounds Dogbert-esque.


15 posted on 12/02/2016 6:38:50 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Mears

Actually I think he went to jail.


16 posted on 12/02/2016 6:46:02 PM PST by Fai Mao (PIAPS for Prison 2016)
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To: Mears

This vintage 5-0 episode comes to mind. A favorite of mine.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0598243/

The last few minutes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4esNH0sTycQ


17 posted on 12/02/2016 7:28:05 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: ealgeone

Hey Mulligan man!


18 posted on 12/02/2016 7:53:37 PM PST by mcshot (The "Greatest Generation" would never have allowed the trashing of our Republic.)
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Thanks for that clip-——and what a scam they tried to pull.

That was SUCH good television——and the whole family could watch together.

Now it’s TRASH TV—24/7

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19 posted on 12/02/2016 8:03:24 PM PST by Mears
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To: SMGFan

Man, these Ghanaians and Nigerians are ingenious scammers. This reminds of the caper in the “Sting”.


20 posted on 12/02/2016 10:03:44 PM PST by mikeIII
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