The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man posing as a medical doctor for defrauding unsuspecting individuals under the guise of securing international travel opportunities.
The suspect, Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah, was apprehended on Thursday, June 6, 2025, during an intelligence-led operation by officers of the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) at Kasoa Crispo City in the Central Region.
At the time of his arrest, Kow-Assifuah was reportedly dressed in a white lab coat with a stethoscope around his neck and was waiting to meet another potential victim he had lured online.
A search conducted at the premises led to the retrieval of various medical items including two stethoscopes, three IV drips, five syringes, two sample bottles, a roll of plaster, six bottles of vaccines, a Ghanaian passport, and GH¢8,500 in cash.
During police interrogation, the suspect admitted to impersonating a medical doctor at the United Brain Hospital located in Mallam, a suburb of Accra.
He further confessed to using his false identity to initiate online romantic relationships with women, convincing them to pay for fake travel arrangements to Europe.
Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah is currently in custody and assisting with investigations.
Police say he will be put before court.
