Ghana job scam: Stranded Cameroonian girl begs for help
A young girl who reached out to Cameroon News Agency said she was lured into a fake job in Ghana but got scammed and abandoned.
She left Bamenda in the North West region, after being lured by her friend to come for a well-paid job in Ghana.
When she arrived, it turned out to be the biggest scam in her life. Now she is stranded and needs help to get back home.
“I’m writing from Ghana precisely Kassoa, I’ve been stranded here for over a week. I was called upon by a friend for a Job opportunity but when I reached here it wasn’t what I was called for. I have more than 32 Cameroonian girls here who are stranded and many of them have turned to prostitution, which is the last thing I will ever do. We eat one time a day and is “garri and okru soup” , the situation is unbelievable. I plead with you to place this on your platform for help,l just need transport to go back to Cameroon. Let’s Cameroonians of Goodwill help a sister please, I’m stranded. My family borrowed money from all angles to send me here, but there’s nothing to show up.”
The young girl who is afraid to disclose her name said people of goodwill should reach out to CNA if they want to help her because if they find out that she has been talking, they may harm her.
“The girl who presented me the opportunity is no way to be found, my money is gone FCFA 650k. I don’t even know who collects the money. All l know is that when I was still in a hotel, the girl who presented me with the opportunity gave me a number that is the company’s number that I should transfer my money Inside, which I did. Immediately as I was presented with the business, she started behaving typically toward me, not showing me love again, until about 5 days she escaped till now I can’t found her. I’m just totally confused and stranded.”
CNA has in the past reported similar cases of job scams in Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, and other West African countries. Despite the huge sensitization, many are still falling for such cheap scams
