$100M SCAM ROCKS GHANA! Four Citizens Face Extradition to US for Cyber Fraud and Romance Scam

Jun 18, 2025 - 14:22

Jun 18, 2025 - 14:36

$100M SCAM ROCKS GHANA! Four Citizens Face Extradition to US for Cyber Fraud and Romance Scam

Isaac Kofi Oduro Boateng, also known as Kofi Boat, is suspected to be ringleader of 'The Enterprise'

Accra, Ghana - 18 June, 2025 - Ghana's Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has approved the extradition of four citizens - Isaac Oduro Boateng, Inusah Ahmed, Derrick Can Yeboah, and Patrick Kwame Asare - to the United States to face criminal charges related to internet fraud and romance scam.

The suspects were arrested on June 13, 2025, in a joint operation by Interpol and the FBI.

The Alleged Scheme
The accused allegedly ran a sophisticated syndicate that used Business Email Compromise (BEC) and romance scams to trick victims into transferring hundreds of thousands of dollars into accounts controlled by the group. The suspects reportedly impersonated company officials via spoofed email accounts and attached fake authorization letters bearing forged signatures to lend credibility to the scams.

Extradition Proceedings
The US Department of State issued an extradition request via the US Embassy in Accra, based on a May 2023 indictment by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The charges include conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, connected to a criminal syndicate operating from 2016 to 2023.

On June 16, 2025, an Accra magistrate court remanded the three suspects into police custody pending further legal action.

Below is the letter from the Interior Ministry;