The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man for posing as a medical doctor and defrauding victims under the guise of securing international travel opportunities.
The suspect, Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah, was apprehended on Thursday, June 6, 2025, by officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) at Kasoa Crispo City in the Central Region, following an intelligence-led operation.
At the time of his arrest, Fredrick was dressed in a white lab coat, wearing a stethoscope around his neck, and was preparing to meet another potential victim he had targeted online.
A search of his premises uncovered several medical items in his possession, including:
Two (2) stethoscopes
Three (3) intravenous (IV) drips
Five (5) syringes
Two (2) sample bottles
One (1) roll of plaster
Six (6) bottles of vaccines
One (1) Ghanaian passport
Cash totaling GH¢8,500.00
During questioning, the suspect confessed to impersonating a doctor at the United Brain Hospital in Mallam, a suburb of Accra. He also admitted to using his fake identity to establish romantic relationships with women online, from whom he extorted money with false promises of facilitating travel to Europe.
Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah is currently in police custody and assisting with ongoing investigations. He will be arraigned before court in due course.
