According to the Regional Police Commander, COP Rev Ampah-Bennin, the adverts are meant to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

The Regional Command explained that “the fraudsters assure their victims of protocol selection for United Nations Operations” and that they should “part with sums of money ranging between GHS 1,000.00 and GHS 2,000.00”.

Although the Police are not certain about the number of people who may have fallen victim to the scam, it said the fraudsters usually call unsuspecting persons via, 0505570000 and 0557416657.

It said the fraudsters usually introduced themselves as either the Deputy Regional Commander or other senior officials of the Police Service.