Areas In Ghana With The Most Sakawa Boys: Sakawa, or 419, has become so common in Ghana that even a toddler understands what it is. For those who have been living under a rock, Sakawa simply means Internet fraud, which is very common in Ghana right now. People (particularly young people) currently have no choice but to work because of the high rate of unemployment.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!People are making millions of cedis from the hustle, buying houses, expensive cars, and living extravagantly all from Sakawa. Some claim that people who engage in sakawa frequently use spiritual means (voodoo) to defraud their victims out of thousands/millions of dollars. To be honest, Sakawa is all over Ghana and is rapidly spreading.
Usually people in the act are in groups and stay at specific areas. Accra is noted to have most of the guys engaging in it whilst the hustle spreads to Kumasi and other parts of the country. Let’s look at most recognized areas in Ghana noted for internet fraud.
ADABRAKA
Boys who stay in Adabraka specialize in the carding part of the sakawa hustle that is; they can buy anything online with stolen credit cards. No matter the security, trust Adabraka guys to be able to purchase for you. They even sell some of the stolen credit cards.
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DANSOMAN
Arguably the biggest town in Accra, boys in Dansoman specializes in what they call shopping in the Sakawa world. Where shopping means buying of goods online with stolen credit cards.
TEMA
Tema boys are natural hustlers, so anything for the money
NIMA/NEW TOWN/ALAJO
Because of how things work in these areas, they’ve dubbed themselves Ghetto Youth. They are very tough and sometimes violent and will do anything for the cash.
KUMASI
We hear the the hustle has traveled far to the second popular city in Ghana, Kumasi. We hear the new way everybody is going is the Sakawa way. It’s now do or die for the youths. It’s either you make money fast or forget about it.
ACHIMOTA/MILE 7
LAPAZ/ABEKA
NII BOI TOWN/CHANTANG
KASOA
TAIFA
MADINA
Source: Zea.NG | Top 10 | Ghana
