A
woman
from
Kumasi,
who
worked
as
a
housemaid
in
Dubai,
has
lost
over
GHS
30,000
to
a
prisoner
at
the
Nsawam
Medium
Security
Prison,
who
posed
as
a
marine
engineer
from
the
United
States.
The
prisoner,
known
as
Sadat,
allegedly
approached
the
woman
through
Facebook
by
developing
a
relationship
via
phone
and
video
calls.
According
to
the
victim,
Sadat
introduced
her
to
a
woman
who
claimed
to
be
his
mother,
and
they
discussed
marriage
plans.
Believing
in
their
sincerity,
she
left
her
job
in
Dubai
and
returned
to
Ghana
to
proceed
with
a
traditional
wedding.
Sadat
claimed
to
have
shipped
wedding
items
in
a
container
that
needed
to
be
cleared
from
the
port.
She
paid
GHS
30,000
to
cover
the
costs
but
later
learned
it
was
a
scam
when
the
container
never
arrived.
Upon
discovering
the
deception,
she
reportedly
collapsed
from
the
shock.
In
addition,
Sadat
attempted
to
blackmail
her
with
explicit
videos
she
had
sent
which
further
intensified
the
emotional
trauma.
This
revelation
was
made
public
during
an
interview
with
Crime
Check
Foundation.