Fake Doctor Faces Eight Charges in GH¢55,000 Visa Scam

A 30-year-old trader, Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah, appeared before Accra Circuit Court 8 on Tuesday, facing multiple charges, including defrauding by false pretence and impersonating a medical doctor.

Presiding over the case, His Honour Jojo Amoah Hagan granted the accused bail set at GH¢100,000 with two sureties required. The sureties must justify the bail with landed property accompanied by valid title certificates. The case has been adjourned to June 26, 2025.

The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Wisdom Alorwu, outlined an elaborate scheme in which Kow-Assifuah allegedly posed as a medical doctor to deceive victims and extort over GH¢55,000 under the pretext of securing travel visas to France and the United States.

Kow-Assifuah is facing eight charges including: Wilfully and falsely using the title “Dr.” in contravention of the Health Professions and Regulatory Bodies Act, 2013 (Act 857), Practicing medicine without registration. Six counts of defrauding by false pretence, under Section 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)

According to court documents, the accused primarily used social media to lure victims, mainly women, into trusting relationships by posing as a licensed medical doctor.

Often seen in a white lab coat with a stethoscope around his neck, he cultivated an image of professionalism and credibility.

The prosecution revealed that Kow-Assifuah collected significant sums from several victims, including GH¢25,000 from Sandra Boateng, GH¢18,500 from Bernard Ameyaw, GH¢8,500 from Genevieve Appau Tete, GH¢2,000 from Ewuradwoa Arhin Sandra and GH¢1,500 from Elizabeth Dadzie.

He was arrested on June 6, 2025 at his residence in Kasoa Crispo City by officers from the National Police Intelligence Directorate. At the time of his arrest, he was allegedly in the process of defrauding another potential victim.

A search of the premises uncovered syringes, IV drips, vaccine bottles, a Ghanaian passport belonging to one of the victims and GH¢8,500 in cash.

In his caution statement, Kow-Assifuah reportedly admitted to collecting money from various individuals, with promises of securing them travel visas, promises he never fulfilled.

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