Ghana Public Sector Recurring Scams

Entities originating in Ghana or purporting to be in Ghana periodically lure U.S. individuals and businesses into procurement scams and advanced fee fraud schemes.  These targeted scams affect a wide range of sectors, including manufactured goods, health products, defense-related articles, and increasingly, information technology solutions and services.  

In this context, U.S. exporters should be aware that the National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GH) of the Ghanaian Cyber Security Authority (Email: report@csa.gov.gh), has formally verified that the following 25 alleged procurement entities are not legitimate:   

• Africa Rural Development Project 
  Plot CA 112, Commercial Area, Tamale, Ghana
  African Sub Sahara Global Projects-ASSGP
  No. 987 Wusorkrom, Yamoransah-Fosu Road 
  Takoradi, Ghana  
                                                                                                
• Africa Union (AU) Procurement Division
  # 121 Airport Road or #234 Airport Road 
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                        
   
• African Union Trade and Industrial Development Agency                                                    
   
• African Union – United Nations Development Commission 
  H/N 77420 Essikado-Ketan Sub-Met
  Western Region-Rep Of Ghana                                                                                          
     
• Bidders & Suppliers Procurement Authority                                                                          
   
• Bureau of Public Procurement and Contract Management Authority
  6th Floor SSNIT Emporium, Airport City
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                         
   
• Eco Procurements Authority (ECOPPA)
  20 Airport Road  
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                        
   
• Economic Commission for West-Africa Rehabilitation Projects (EC-WARP)
  West-African Regional Head Office 
  Ring Road East, Cantonments, Accra PMB CT. 106
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                         
   
• ECOWAS Ghana Country Office or Ghana ECOWAS Office                                              
    
• ECOWAS Project Commission                                                                                              
   
• Ghana Private Sector Development Alliance (GPSDA)                                                   
        
• Ghana Trade & Infrastructure Procurement Authority (GTIPA)                                             
   
• Millennium Development Project
  Plot 12 Sarpong Avenue, P.O. Box 2459 
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                    
       
• National Integrated Development Authority 
  No.23 Lamptey Avenue Extension, Airport Residential Area, 
  P.O. Box 2879
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                         
   
• National Integrated Project Authority  
  Plot 28 Castle Road, Accra                                                                                                    
   
• National Procurement Development Commission
  Office of the Executive Chairman 
  No. A6 Rangoon Lane, Cantonments 
  P.O. Box 178 Accra, Ghana                                                                                                   
   
• National Project Development Authority 
  #57 Switchback Road, P.O. Box CT 232
  Cantonments, Accra, Ghana                                                                                                  
   
• National Project Implementation Commission
  #17 Afram Road, P.O. Box 112, Asylum Down
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                         
   
• Pan-African Development Commission                                                                                 
   
• Pan-African Regional Contract & Development Commission
  Regional Headquarters: #4 Osu La Crescent
  Mile 2 International Conference Centre
  P. O. Box CT 638, Cantonments
  Accra, Ghana.                                                                                                                        
   
• Regional Procurement Development Directorate 
  #98 Dr. Insert Road, North Ridge, 8th Avenue Extension, P.O. Box 284
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                         
   
• West African Development Union                                                                                     
       
• West Africa Projects and Development Board
  14 Lanre Otto Street, Cantonments
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                         
   
• West African Regional Development Union
  22 Ring Road East
  Accra, Ghana                                                                                                                         
   
• West Africa Regional Project Procurement

This is not an exclusive list of fraudulent entities. Just because an entity does not appear on this list does not mean it is legitimate. New fraudulent entities appear all the time or reemerge with minor name changes. Please see Commercial Service Ghana’s Guide to Avoiding Scams in International Trade and Business for more information and red flags to look out for. 

Please note that many of these organizations maintain elaborate websites as part of the scammers’ strategy to lure U.S. and other international companies and persuade them that the procurements are legitimate. Those websites often mimic government and international organization websites, including using government coats of arms and international organization symbols.  

If an alleged buyer or agent asks you to send any money to pay for miscellaneous fees (taxes, registration, bank fees, attorney fees, etc.) related to an export transaction, it is very likely a scam.

If you have already lost funds or feel you may currently be involved in a scheme, please contact your local Secret Service field office and file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

The Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ghana strongly advises U.S. companies to conduct due diligence on all potential new business partners in Ghana and other markets. We can assist with this via one of our due diligence services, as the International Company Profile, which provides an in-depth or basic background check on a specific foreign company to help determine its suitability as a potential business partner.  

For more information about due diligence or these scams, please contact: Office.Accra@trade.gov or Tel: +233(0)30-274-1870.