The authorities have detained an individual suspected of posing as a medical practitioner and committing fraud.
The individual has been recognized as Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah.
In a press release, police mentioned that he was apprehended by officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) Headquarters on Thursday, June 6, 2025, in Kasoa Crispo City.
“At the time of arrest, suspect Frederick Papa Kow-Assifuah was dressed in a white lab coat, with a stethoscope around his neck and had arranged to meet another potential victim he had lured online.”
A search carried out at the location resulted in the recovery of several medical items found with him, such as stethoscopes and syringes.
While being questioned, the police stated that the suspect confessed to posing as a physician at the United Brain Hospital located in Mallam, which is a neighborhood in Accra.
He admitted to adopting a false identity to deceive women online, building relationships with them and persuading them to hand over funds for fabricated travel plans to Europe.
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