TrustGH, a platform dedicated to scam verification and reporting, has reported the identification of over 6,000 phone numbers associated with suspected fraudulent activities in Ghana.
The platform revealed the statistic in a communiqué released on Monday, August 31, 2026, indicating that the figures were identified via community reports and open-source intelligence inquiries carried out by its cybersecurity team.
TrustGH reported that its analysis revealed approximately 50% of the identified scam numbers were associated with TikTok, positioning the social media platform as the most significant source of scam activity documented in its database.
A major concern is the use of social engineering, where fraudsters build trust by pretending to be legitimate individuals or organisations. This may include banking authorities, governmental representatives, law enforcement personnel, corporate executives, recruiting agents, and entrepreneurs.
TrustGH reported that over 90% of the cases it examined were related to efforts to secure Mobile Money payments or to gain unauthorized access to victims’ Mobile Money accounts.
The platform further recognized counterfeit online stores, deceptive job offers, lottery scams, spurious company profiles, and phishing tactics among the listed techniques.
According to TrustGH, some scams begin on TikTok before conversations are moved to WhatsApp, SMS or phone calls, where the fraudsters attempt to complete the transaction or obtain sensitive information.
The findings highlight the need for users to be cautious when dealing with unsolicited offers, unfamiliar phone numbers and requests for Mobile Money transfers or account information.
TrustGH said it is working with the Cybersecurity Authority and the Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service to support investigations. It has also encouraged the public to verify and report suspicious numbers through its platform.
The figures are based on TrustGH’s own database of reported and investigated scam indicators and should not be interpreted as a measure of all scams occurring in Ghana.
