The Bank of Ghana issuing a public notice on “money doubling”, “card loading” and “credit card loading systems” is a welcoming news. Finally some good news to save people from being scammed and a warning to “money doublers” and “card loaders”.

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has received a number of complaints from unsuspecting victims who have been duped by these charlatans. Even though, the Office has been monitoring and investigating some of the complaints, the BoG notice comes as a welcoming news.

On 14^th June, 2019 the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) was able to stop a looming danger when it released a press statement, “Loom is a Scam”. Gladly, no one reported to the Office for losing huge sums of money through “Loom”. “Loomers” escaped being scammed even though some were not lucky enough and fell victim to other dubious Ponzi investment scheme.

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The novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has rattled the very existence of humanity. The world is at a standstill in order to fight the disease. Many countries in response to the spread of COVID-19 introduced lockdown restrictions. The lockdown brought many challenges; schools closed, churches closed, social gatherings discouraged, markets closed, movement curtailed. The transition from normal life to lockdown was difficult; people had to adjust their lives for instance to incorporate virtual schooling, trading online, banking online and having conferences online among others.