The Police, through an intelligence-led operation, have arrested a man for impersonating a medical doctor and defrauding unsuspecting victims by promising international travel opportunities.
The suspect, identified as Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah, was arrested on Thursday, June 6, 2025, by personnel from the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) Headquarters at Kasoa Crispo City in the Central Region.
At the time of his arrest, he was dressed in a white lab coat with a stethoscope around his neck and had scheduled a meeting with another potential victim whom he had lured online.
A search of the premises uncovered several medical items in his possession, including:
- Two stethoscopes
- Three intravenous (IV) drips
- Five syringes
- Two sample bottles
- One roll of plaster
- Six bottles of vaccines
- One Ghanaian passport
- Cash amounting to GH¢8,500.00
During interrogation, the suspect admitted to impersonating a doctor at the United Brain Hospital at Mallam, a suburb of Accra. He also confessed to using his fake identity to engage women online, initiating relationships with them, and convincing them to send him money for fraudulent travel arrangements to Europe.
The suspect is currently in police custody, assisting investigations, and will soon be put before the court.
