The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man for impersonating a medical doctor and defrauding unsuspecting victims under the pretext of securing international travel opportunities for them.
The arrest, according to the service, was undertaken as part of an intelligence-led operation.
The suspect, identified as Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah, was arrested by personnel of the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) Headquarters on Thursday, June 6, 2025, at Kasoa Crispo City, in the Central Region.
The police in a statement revealed that the suspect, Frederick Papa Kow-Assifuah, at the time of his arrest, 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.
According to the police, the suspect, upon interrogation, admitted to impersonating a doctor at the United Brain Hospital at Mallam, a suburb of Accra.
He also allegedly confessed to using his fake identity to engage women online, initiating intimate relationships with them and convincing them to part with money for fake travel arrangements to Europe.
A search conducted at the premises led to the retrieval of a number of medical items in his possession, including:
• Two (2) stethoscopes
• Three (3) intravenous (IV) drips
• Five (5) syringes
• Two (2) sample bottles
• One (1) roll of plaster
• Six (6) bottles of vaccines
• One (1) Ghanaian passport
• Cash amounting to GH¢8,500.00
The suspect is currently in police custody, assisting with the investigation, and will be put before court.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
