General News of Wednesday, 11 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comA Ghanaian national, Derrick Van Yeboah, popularly known as Van, confessed in a court in the United States (US) to being part of a notorious scam syndicate known as ‘The Enterprise’, which has stolen over $100 million from Americans. It engages in all forms of fraudulent activities, including wire fraud, romance scams, money laundering, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) to rob vulnerable Americans of their hard-earned money. A number of Ghanaians, who are believed to be part of the gang, have been arrested both in the United States and Ghana. In February 2021, investigative authorities in the United States announced the arrest of six Ghanaians suspected of being part of 'The Enterprise' across some states in the USA at different times. FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney, Jr. said: "The scams we allege in this investigation include romance scams targeting the elderly, business e-mail compromise scams, and even fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans.

Source: GhanaWeb March 11, 2026 05:54 UTC