Internet Scamming in Ghana

Fraudsters in Ghana show us how they use internet scams to steal thousands of dollars from unsuspecting victims all over the globe.
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While Nigeria's 401 scammers may have written the book on West African internet fraud, their shtick looks like Compuserve compared to what's going on in Ghana. Unsatisfied with the meager winnings from emailing thousands of random Westerners in hopes of convincing one poor sap they're the treasurer of the Ivory Coast, Ghana's scammers decided to stack the odds in their favor the old-fashioned way-witchcraft.
Taking a page from cyberpunk, traditional West African Juju priests adapted their services to the needs of the information age and started leading down-on-their-luck internet scammers through strange and costly rituals designed to increase their powers of persuasion and make their emails irresistible to greedy Americans. And so "Sakawa" was born.
Now not only is Sakawa Ghana's most popular youth activity and one of its biggest underground economies, it's a full-blown national phenomenon. Sakawa has its own tunes, clothing brands, Sakawasploitation flicks, and even a metastatic backlash from Christian preachers and the press. When we were in Accra over the summer it was impossible to walk more than 10 feet without seeing the word Sakawa in blood-red Misfits letters on a poster or tabloid, often accompanied by bone-chilling horrors of the photoshopped variety.
The government is freaked out because Sakawa is threatening Ghana's business reputation, the Christians are freaked out because they're losing money to the Juju priests, the press is freaked out because being freaked out is what sells papers, and the public is freaked out because their government, preacher, and media are all telling them they should be. All the while the Sakawa boys are living the high life and racking up debts to the spirit world, just waiting for the axe to fall.
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[@tommytucker5464]

"Uhh, so why is he throwing eggs?" "He likes eggs". LMAO! That was the most bizarre shit

[@ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723]

I guess if you have a god of not getting cut... There is also a god that likes eggs, and a god that likes to give alcohol to babies.

[@ChristGodinyouItrust]

i was just going to write that same line. Lol. Its funny what we all see simultaneously. These guys are crazy.

[@danquay9504]

Tommy Tucker I agree ☝️ they believe anything that someone would say

[@prisminc158]

HowToBasic wants to know your location

[@TRXLLGE]

Um, _What?_

[@CatastrophicCupcakee]

''It's eggs'' ''Why does he throw them?'' ''He likes eggs'' Best part omg

[@rgaxiola9741]

+Chloe Newman seems legit, huh?

[@ridjexmc]

I am dying 😂😂😂

[@laidback6068]

he likes eggs lol

[@buckwild7199]

+poppoop

[@GoldenScorpKid]

Lool

[@griffin6636]

Imagine emailing back and forth with a girl and she sends you pictures and messages and you fall deep in love with her, but it turns out to be some African dude trying to scam you

[@Darydude10]

Your pic would be my reaction

[@sunnyj4226]

Griffin lol happened to you? Don’t be shy tell us, I promise I wont judge 😅

[@griffin6636]

Sunny J lmao

[@inXsights]

get a load of this simp

[@mouaideltayebosman5639]

Griffin ~Rule #1 never chat with emails 😂😂

[@LayJohnsonTV]

“They’re already up to Sakawa Boys 8..... and the series just started last year” 🤣

[@gesperlabsilicatoledo4198]

this made me laugh so hard

[@adeolugodwin4267]

Welcome to Africa

[@MrPenetroso]

Fast and Furious needs to step up their game.

[@AnimatedStoriesWorldwide]

that was in 2013, now they are at 76

[@timsharpe6652]

😂😂😂😅

[@SmartK8]

One of them is my Nigerian prince. If you're watching. I'm still waiting for my reward for helping you.

[@titiowo7083]

you need to be careful he might not be Nigerian. If scammers are caught in Nigeria do you know the harsh punishment they given. Now a lot of people use the Nigerian name and they are not so be careful.

[@Alex-hn3cy]

+titi owo You dont really humor do you?

[@titiowo7083]

Alexandre Boutin Katzmann Nope because with comments like yours you are helping spread the sterotype

[@Alex-hn3cy]

You dont really get sarcasm right?

[@titiowo7083]

Alexandre Boutin Katzmann Not interested in getting it.

[@lockedoutofaccount]

as "low quality" the African movies are and stuff these guys are very impressive for as little to no budget they have I'd honestly want to see what they could do with Hollywood tech

[@mt4lennox138]

Oh lord no

[@nora4981]

They’ll just steal the money and scam the company 😂

[@LilAssTonkaTruck]

These people are wack

[@Diamond-xl1vs]

Jacob Aguiar like you

[@JoeMama-cl1br]

Nora Or sell the equipment for money

[@ISOCZAR]

If you get scammed by these guys you deserve to lose your money

[@cristianmena7059]

David Alves yesterday they tried but instead they failed

[@avfc85]

David Alves I'd agree with you on most counts but once you get old you get confused easily. I feel terrible when it's an old person.

[@4rnorthwest]

Yup! You gotta be dumb as fuck!🙄

[@joebob4218]

All them take accounts on FB that’s where they come from

[@richardgullick1867]

Just because someone might be a bit slow or naive, it doesn't mean they deserve to suffer.

[@parabellum1002]

That reporter has some balls going into that juju ritual. Hell no.

[@tropicana2161]

Right

[@sjhd98]

Maybe he was just feeling the spirit.

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

Lil Kim lol

[@mikelantern148]

He's a non believer so he'll be fine.

[@tawandamidzi8897]

Exactly

[@scottloring6188]

They used bugs bunny’s voice for the skeleton.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SB-wj8oj]

Bruh I noticed that too 😂 too funny

[@arbitrarylib]

Lmao

[@mclarendrive]

Marsiswario shut up douche

[@nikepic8289]

@Marsiswario did I

[@vladig3995]

@Marsiswario yeah you did

[@Tlevids]

19:53 - "On a lighter note, Ghana recently discovered oil off its shore..." USA: Sounds like Ghana needs some freedom.

[@TheMiscTutorials]

Lol

[@Tobeydude20]

This joke is not only old and boring but also so wrong a war costs way more than any oil you could get out of a country. Do your research and stop repeating this stupid phrase.

[@carlosapiang8256]

triggered?

[@Tlevids]

rhetorical ABM Sprint Apologies, I'll put a trigger warning next time I post the joke.

[@carlosapiang8256]

rhetorical ABM Sprint I think we're done here. Bad day?

[@pnfndltn3086]

"On a brighter note, Ghana has just found oil off its shore" America has joined the chat

[@mikapika8059]

@@speeddex4745 you don't get aids by drinking stuff

[@mikapika8059]

@@speeddex4745 no it was not and stop liking your own comments.

[@mikapika8059]

@@speeddex4745 speed Dex :OK google: can we get aids by drinking stuff? Google: no Speed Dex: ... Anyway I will win the argument .

[@alfonsochavarria2771]

Sounds to me like they need so freedom !!! Merica

[@manojbala6870]

Lol

[@AnimatedStoriesWorldwide]

if i meet a mofoker carrying a coffin in the forest at night, you bet i'm going to run.

[@chimp9465]

What if hes dancing

[@testamnt4428]

this aged so well lmao

[@husenpr]

@@chimp9465 run fucking faster bruh

[@favideos3699]

*dude it's just a meme, why run?*

[@theschof96]

"Why's he throwing eggs?" "He likes eggs." Makes sense.

[@charlescarter4608]

It checks out

[@PAPOTTV]

"He likes eggs" 😅

[@lloydortega5225]

Boss balita sa Disstrackan diyan ? Ahahaha.

[@PAPOTTV]

@@lloydortega5225 😅

[@jamesclark7415]

The white guy is like what is the purpose of the eggs? It's entertainment! He likes eggs! lol

[@zhao4113]

“Whys he throwing them” “Eggs” “But why” “HE LIKES EGGS”

[@lucio7331]

GAGU HAHA TNG INA

[@johnnymcblaze]

Dude with the machete and no chin will haunt my dreams.

[@d2d286]

Real talk 😫😫😫

[@THEGOAT-hg8nu]

That guy looks like a zombie or some shit

[@1Jmeza209]

Lmao weak

[@Melliselove]

johnnymcblaze he got burnt,

[@xumeqhd]

He likes eggs

[@o.camenzind2696]

Juju priest is the biggest o.g he scams the scamers 😂

[@jessssssgames]

Got them eating out of the palm of their hands, too.

[@burlhorse61]

the whole thing is a scam

[@kasee7735]

burlhorse89, It was always a scam...

[@hul8376]

the whole country is scamming eachother, then i understand why the country is fucking poor and bad lol

[@matteusdev23]

I don't know if you derserve thumbs up or thumbs down

[@marlonjimenez1735]

''It's eggs'' ''Why does he throw them?'' ''He likes eggs''

[@danielgorzel7222]

+Marlon Jimenez HowToBasic confirmed.

[@NikorasuChan]

+Marlon Jimenez Me: -_____________-

[@awdrifter3394]

+Marlon Jimenez The HowToBasic juju god.

[@Oonggaboong]

Me: uhm... Ok, then?

[@golden4730]

Marlon Jimenez that was the funniest shit in this entire documentary

[@REGAC83ONE]

In my intire life i have never ever seen a man hold a baby like that... then give baby alcohol... classic

[@jbmp1390]

Ikr, crazy

[@bennartey3409]

I come from Ghana and the Juju priest called the baby "aboa" meaning animal. He asked the mother to give the child a cold bath. Down here people do not treat their kids like eggs. The treatment is a little rough, but not too rough to hurt the child. Westerners treat their kids like eggs. The kids grow up sensitive too sensitive and too entitled and have allergies and all sorts of schtit. Contrary to what you see on TV, majority of Africans are healthy and strong and will probably endure a lifestyle that will kill a Westerner. People walk more, eat lean and natural. To the Western observer, that is bad. In reality, the people in question are just different in a way that Westerners cannot understand

[@belajadevotchka2]

+Ben Nartey Treat kids like eggs? Like who's eggs? You guys throw eggs! We don't throw babies! You throw eggs and swing boozed up babies around by the arm.

[@Bakedtater116]

belajadevotchka2 that's not what he meant... he's saying Westerners are usually too soft on kids....

[@belajadevotchka2]

+Charrelton Platero Lol! I know he meant it that way. I was making a joke- I read his comment while still laughing about the scene with the eggs and the baby. It was a sort of a bad joke that I guess you would have to have that scene of the documentary in mind at the exact moment when he says we treat children like eggs. Get it now? I know. It was stupid. Maybe I ought to lay off the reefer? But I do agree. We are far too soft on babies. Babies are rubber. They're built so an occasional head bouncing off the floor won't harm them. They're resilient little bastards!

[@mooncake4371]

These guys are so intelligent and creative. Imagine what they could do if they used their brains for good instead of scamming people.

[@Aaron_leonard]

This hit home with me . I went to a small private college and my economics proffessor was arrested for using fraudulant credit cards to buy computers online and then mail them or send money to Africa .

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Glory Hole Beware Of Scams

[@Bot-ch9vu]

"..... For magic email powers" Modern problem requires modern solution

[@louistournas120]

My car broke down. I bent down and prayed to Jesus to fix my car. We call that jewish juju.

[@lisalangille2071]

Zediah - “Magical email powers” Me “WTF?!?...and all along I’ve been writing emails like a chump! Now...what are these powers you speak of?.... no spam?...direct-to-trash-ads?..”hmmm🤔

[@eranarankin2023]

So weird as I red your comment he frickin said it 😯😶

[@banko1808]

it's working obviously lmao

[@Bradmhj]

louis tournas except black magic is praying and worshipping evil powers and using curses. Jesus and most religions don’t have curses to pray for people to get. That’s the difference between these wackos, they worship the darkness and most religions worship the light. There was more pagan religions in the past

[@djspair]

7:43 Let's not ignore that the JuJu priest just bit the chickens head off.

[@rickard1200]

Yeah. Uhm.

[@Porter5habazz]

😂😂 right

[@AbsoluteMiniacGena]

Thanks for the warning as I will skip past that bit. At 5:30 with girl on computer screen and man rubbing his cock lol 😂

[@blackjesus4461]

@@AbsoluteMiniacGena LOL both of them were fucked 😂😂😂

[@Katie-mw7pd]

Yeah honestly y’all can’t tell me that’s not a sign of how fucked up these people are. Jus casually biting the head off of a living animal... ya know, stuff that would be considered an early sign of being a serial killer anywhere else.

[@dmkdrums]

"He's the Martin Scorcese of Ghanian internet fraud-based gangster films." I'm so glad my favorite genre is picking up momentum.

[@barontetteh]

😂😂😂 I’m Ghanaian and this documentary just cracks me up every time i watch it. The accuracy of the miss just blows my mind.

[@MrSamM24]

Hey where do you live in Ghana? Have you also been into this business?

[@barontetteh]

@@MrSamM24 I live in Accra Spintex Rd and yeah as a kid getting copper from burning old telephone wires was a go-to

[@Magicmushroomboi]

These are the guys stealing knives from 12 year olds on csgo

[@senTien.6]

It's me, your brother. Give me your knife plz

[@trestastor1250]

Magic mushroom nah dats me

[@canneddinners6059]

Magic mushroom they can't afford csgo, rather Crossfire

[@Arz2003]

LOL!

[@privateusername9000]

He likes eggs

[@farhia711]

Him: why is he throwing eggs dude: He likes eggs

[@lemonboat4417]

André I was thinking I was tripping hearing that

[@victornarvaez5210]

I frequently think ever now and then of the glorious food of the noble hen E g g s

[@N64ROCKS]

8:35

[@lafete6863]

Hahahaha. Actually he meant to say the gods like eggs

[@exacrystal8059]

if only vice still made awesome documentaries like this and did not become like buzzfeed

[@ReTr093]

CrystalGTX they completely stopped man. they lost what was special about them.

[@Adeel808s]

Buzzfeed went from informative show to circus.

[@GO30tv]

CrystalGTX this video has almost 2 million views in almost 4 years. Some of their new click baity video get that in a month or two plus they those cost less and take less time to produce.

[@Ravenuscze]

so true

[@Rabladabad]

Oh well then it's okay

[@nickfaust206]

"On a lighter note Ghana just discovered oil off its coast" USA: did someone say terrorist?time to deliver some freedom😎

[@fredsackey906]

just? its been years

[@bhavnajalalbisht2721]

👁️👄👁️

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

Not funny

[@jomar866]

😀😀😀😀

[@ishmamshahir9707]

I was particularly looking for this comment... :3

[@antonlevay3851]

"here in ghana we dont know about space"

[@zart3374]

@Nadine Schneider Here in the US we kill babies up to the day they are born.

[@augustineopokujuniorantwi881]

@Nadine Schneider he wasn't getting the baby drunk

[@neverbrokeagain3866]

Nadine Schneider calm down damn 😂

[@adamweisshaup]

Stop killing your own babies Nadine.

[@darkdreamsdontdie7785]

Nadine Schneider wtf lol calm your tits. It’s okay to kill babies because god told me in a dream that there are 15 golden tablets with instructions on how to send his children to him.

[@soynymphfaery]

"If you want a glimpse at how deeply Sakawa has penetrated the public conscious, check this out. They're already up to Sakawa 8!" *shows Sakawa 4*

[@sergios9338]

Juju Dude straight up gave liquor to a BABY! Lmao. TF I’m going to hell for this. 😂

[@Dan_Moto]

Sergio S savage bro

[@angelortega5665]

When I was a baby I drank 3 shots of vodka momma ain't raise no bitch

[@holdernewtshesrearin5471]

That was menstrual blood. Its good for you. If it doesnt give you AIDS, hepatitis, ebola etc etc etc

[@RidhRidh]

hold 'er Newt, shes rearin' ? WTF??!!

[@holdernewtshesrearin5471]

@@RidhRidh - EXACTLY!

[@sumprson2707]

Sakawa boys 5 is so overrated I liked when there was only 3

[@jourdonjohnson3450]

You trippin bro. Everyone knows that Sakawa Boys 4 & 5 are ultimate peak in film history.

[@gregoryt.miller6852]

It started to get a little stail at 2

[@conversationtosaurusrex]

I don't know, I feel that Sakawa Boys 10, really put a emphasis on the importance of Sakawa

[@RaviSingh-po9fp]

You guys are still on part 10?

[@AR-gb4du]

Sakawa boys 54 has to be the best one no cap

[@naweedsediq1299]

my coworker an old white dude sent 400$ to one of these guys in Ghana. he was lonely and he talk he is dating a beautiful half German blonde and he was about to pay for her ticket to fly to the US. i told him about how poor Ghana is and does not have blondes but he did not listen. some people are just dumb

[@hearestthou5714]

what happened after that?

[@naweedsediq1299]

Ayy Lmao some more money to a girl in Wisconsin to visit him but i think he eventually learned that they are playing with him. i still see him texting girls after 3 marriages he will never learn

[@hearestthou5714]

Naweed sediq oh my God

[@vinx1350]

damn shame

[@joseheredia2609]

Naweed sediq nobody is perfect but at least you warned him immediately.

[@dphinsfan6453]

So the con artists are getting conned by black magic ..everything come full circle lol

[@Veyronp87]

LMAOOO that priest. gave the baby some alcohol to stop crying

[@brookeeavenson6847]

He might be teething so it might help lol

[@booxwee3804]

+Veyronp87 it worked..

[@bobdole7851]

why does he have eggs ? A - he likes eggs

[@makeupbygloria]

he called the kid bad names too smh

[@proud2bpagan]

Believe it or not,my grandma told me that used to be a cure for teething babies..you'd dip your finger in whiskey and rub it on the child's gums. They also used to do the same thing with cocaine.

[@junipermoth]

not gonna lie, that "ooh sakawa" song slapped hard

[@gregoryt.miller6852]

Straight up i was bout to pop a thizzle and hit the bird🐥

[@naftalimurgor9767]

@@gregoryt.miller6852 the rap version is so gangsta :)

[@Anonymous-xn2xh]

But what is the song?

[@mwpickle929]

When he said “he likes eggs” I absolutely lost it

[@brians7901]

"Hes the martin scorsese of ghanian internet fraud based gangster films" might be the greatest resume i have ever heard

[@anchovy3565]

They use paint to edit pictures?

[@namelastname4077]

Wakanda tech raised to power of infinity ⁉️

[@suuwooski6416]

I think all he did was add a little hidden dot so the other person cant trace the picture using reverse image search

[@christomict12]

Actually he was cropping out the nude portion of the pic to be sent for later. I believe it's called the nudes for sale scam.

[@felixbrauliovieracastello2448]

Yes xD

[@Ls-ld4tl]

Ikr they are evolving

[@pheksy]

“Seriously is this any weirder than communion “ - proceeds to hold baby by one arm and feed it whisky

[@kingsleyoppong-wereko7239]

Well I mean they don't drown babies. That's weird as hell.

[@cucumber623]

it was only rum so the kid wouldve been fine

[@snanoopis6584]

@@kingsleyoppong-wereko7239 baby’s aren’t always dunked in plus a guy in foot powder doesn’t chuck eggs in the air

[@spinrash6000]

you haven't seen anything yet there is another video of what they did to the poor baby hunts my dreams.

[@stephent7379]

Is anyone else disturbed by the juju priests chin?

[@azraelbatosi]

Stephen Timperley I think he had clay on his neck....

[@sandroofficial8094]

There's no chin🤣

[@TheBaron97]

What chin?

[@im2groovy]

You mean lack of it

[@braakwame_]

@Jiří Krajňák yes he claims dwarves did that to him when he refused to heed to their calling. His name is Nana Kwaku Bonsam

[@tgatez3566]

Black dude carrying a coffin in the woods at night? I'd probably run also.

[@tzeentch8281]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tzeentch8281]

Hilarious racist joke.... I'm loving it 😂

[@suuwooski6416]

Shit id run if i see any person, white or black in the fucken woods at night 😂😂 especially with a coffin

[@mimi7434]

Loooooool

[@florencesrp5934]

TGATEZ fooooooool

[@ZorakTheGreat]

Dear Sir, you are our long lost King of Ghana. There is a $1,000,000,000,000,000 dowry in your name. All you have to do is sent $2500.00 USD to us for your plane ticket, and to process your royal papers. Please send us the checking account information IMMEDIATELY so you can claim what is rightfully yours. Sincerely, you servant, Akeem of Zamunda.

[@sueiranka9336]

jeremy forrest 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 don't mind even if you're white lol

[@roseamberzine5846]

Exactly!

[@jimreyes9576]

Where do I sign?

[@99yearsago37]

I would try my luck, 2500 ain't much

[@nentihaiudittu]

you never know. I'd try it.

[@dsause3194]

At least my Nigerian prince friend is real I give home money every day.

[@SySyPlayDay]

I married a Nigerian prince and damn is he fine lmao lol nah he is not internet prince but a man with a strong back and beautiful mind lol

[@cucumber623]

i was wondering how long it would take before i found a nigerian prince comment, i got my money back and then some once he found his wallet to get the bus home

[@omomeidontaya3143]

I’m Nigerian and it’s sad to see our reputation.

[@Colonel1954Dz]

Haha I keep observing the reporter's reaction to what people there tell him and he just can't hide that look of confusion xD

[@jjarry]

At the he want to start new side job doing this aswell.

[@makeibajames8240]

Colonel1954Dz

[@mstchiefa7892]

"magic email powers"

[@shripalbaghel9477]

Some people claim that internet is created by god's.lol

[@YugiohMaster1987]

@C S I can top that. Some people believe that the ruler of the entire universe, who's all powerful in every shape and way, turned himself human for 33yrs, prayed to himself, preached about himself and his other form, sacrificed himself into himself to forgive mankind of the evils for which this great god created, but rose 3 days later, flew up into a magical place called heaven and had people write a book about it 350yrs after the events but left not a single trace of evidence of any of the events especially his son's (him) sacrifice. But there's this supposed evil guy called the Devil, who hasn't done anything wrong other than trying to get mankind to think for themselves and to question authority and to seek knowledge. That shit is dumb af! But magical emails is right up there.

[@BUCKESPARTAN]

-why is he throwing eggs -Because he likes egss African dude

[@dustinwrye]

Their version of How To Basic.

[@HaneeFannee]

"Whitest man on Earth visits blackest place on Earth."

[@litztactics5056]

, he ex bff he EC he Thu web cast ur ebb he ebb yes ? Jut yes cģ gifting dhal i.e. Hz cU JCP cU I bbs j

[@tyzo2782]

high key racist wtf

[@adanperez648]

@@tyzo2782 stfu hows this racist?

[@kalirocketdev]

He's not the whitest person! He is not even near white. LOL

[@lucaswaggoner2524]

It gets a lot whiter and a lot darker

[@mansashaka]

dude that juju priest is a troll for real hahahha grabbing a bby and givin it some hard liquor hahha

[@jmendoza328]

Biting chickens heads off n shit!!

[@lunafringe10]

+mansa shaka sure, i m paid for it you moron,

[@RodmanShah]

+Juju Rellama you get paid to force babies to drink?

[@ingold1470]

I wonder what percentage of people there just view it as a kind of freak show, and pretend to take it seriously when Vice talks to them?

[@ANITAACRUZ]

@@ingold1470 Good point

[@jasmineedem7550]

If juju gives you that much power, why can't the power be channelled towards the development of your country?

[@noratek4286]

Woah there buddy, you cant just use religion and logic in the same sentence. That brings you bad luck or aids.

[@KateDenthimamai]

David Evans Lmao

[@yaaobenewaah1697]

Yet many white people fall for their scams. They buy new cars and houses regularly.

[@corymerry3399]

@@yaaobenewaah1697 they take money from niggas too you know.

[@helenmoran6689]

Not everyone sees 1st world civilizations as an ideal life I come from the islands and I rather it here than live in the city with a Starbucks on ever corner

[@Thempster]

Now i really wanna watch Sakawa boys 1-8. Where can i get this masterpiece?

[@mr.xharlie]

they are funny as hell.

[@Thempster]

marshmallow dd yeh :DDD

[@SpamMouse]

Send me a money order and I will get then delivered to your house.

[@amuserearflap1031]

Blacked.com

[@JollyRogerTheDodger]

@@Thempster They're on Netflix.

[@Vpy2023]

There is so much potential these African countries have, it is so sad to see them slide downhill like this :( I hope the best for their future, God bless them !!

[@NJ-wb1cz]

This is them sliding up because they were much worse before being occupied and abused. The money they bring in they spend on the local economy

[@kalajarvi]

LOL

[@randomguy2.083]

So this is where all the nigerian princes come from

[@suuwooski6416]

No theure from nigeria

[@anthonyjjj3417]

I see you everywhere

[@JaseyStudios]

Why does everybody have this profile pic all of a sudden

[@anthonyjjj3417]

@@JaseyStudiosbecause they are the Aryan brotherhood skinheads and Nazis gay bitch ass wiggles.

[@ye-xf5mw]

Anthony j Jj Proof or fake

[@cockroachman27]

18:38 "for me I believe it's a game where the scammer is both the victim and the violin"

[@tihkal]

hahahhahahah i thought that's what he said lmao

[@izzytahir4346]

Lmao. Villain

[@sleeexs]

It's the a african accent

[@jude7671]

hes telling us they make enough money to learn music

[@oscargomez4970]

I swear i will subscribe to this guy that's a stupid accent

[@jaileesurf]

I used to work for a company selling ceiling fans online. We would get orders for 10+ ceiling fans shipping to Compton for example, paid for with a credit card. Once the fans were shipped we would get a charge back due to fraudulent activity. I started tracking the IP from the email orders and realized most of the fraudulent orders were coming from Ghana. If I remember correctly the IP always started with 41.

[@musicachilling]

"If you meet the ones carrying a coffin, you will die" april 2020 viewers will know.

[@allamericandude15]

I always thought "how can people fall for this crap?" But then I worked in a community computer lab. One day I walk in and there's this old guy sitting at a computer. He had about a dozen different internet tabs opened up, and they were ALL scam sites like "easy loans", "get cash fast", "claim your FREE Visa credit card", etc. They weren't even trying to look legitimate, they were so corny. But this dude had his driver's license, credit cards, social security card, and bank information sprawled out on the desk in front of him, and he was diligently typing in all the information the sites were asking for. He even had a piece of paper where he was adding up the money he thought he was going to get. I walked over and tried to explain to him that these sites were just going to trick him and take his money. He said "I don't care, I'll do it anyway", so I just reached over his shoulder and closed the browser for him. Desperate people will believe anything.

[@GaNgStAlBeRt]

i tried to buy sakawa boys 4 online but instead of 9.99 they charged me 999$ of my credit card 4 times wtf can i do ?

[@kunbifusion]

GaNgStAlBeRt You're fucked

[@riza4086]

GaNgStAlBeRt you should have used a debit card.

[@tomaszlosinski875]

GaNgStAlBeRt shouldn't of got involved with any business from Ghana.

[@toluolaitan916]

GaNgStAlBeRt Jesus Christ plz tell me your lying

[@Maqsz]

Nice trollololo

[@yaboieh7680]

Vice guy: Is this really as weird as communion, or circumcision? *African priest makes baby drink alcohol*

[@gustopher6500]

ya boi eh if you think about it not really, alcohol makes them feel good, why would the baby not feel good? And they probably got it too as a kid and therefore are even more unintelligent

[@edwinquintanilla3036]

Lol

[@P0GboyFlixzYOU]

*american doctor cuts off babies natural penis covering for religious reasons.*

[@vids2002]

ya boi eh So communion lol

[@he_cat]

ya boi eh Have you seen some orthodox baptism? This is way worse than holding a baby on one arm, and pouring like 1 ml of alcohol in its mouth. It didn't even swallow it.

[@KingShaun2019]

Another episode of “why is this in my recommend 6 years later”

[@nana2g5]

am a proud Ghanaian and happy this show has throne light on issues we are afraid to touch. we have been crippled with ignorance and religion.

[@hythsmskater]

8:47 what a waste...kids in Africa could've eaten those eggs. wait WHAT?

[@nielascension958]

SkATAN plot twist

[@anbuhyuga8299]

SkATAN plot twist ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude

[@grammarpolice1380]

plot twist ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude

[@psychogenie6991]

plot twist ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude REPLY

[@aripcbc]

plot twist ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude

[@Smoke1]

The weird thing about all this, juju (black magic) makes more sense that any other religion. If there are gods out there, it makes sense that they don't give a shit about us as long as they get paid, I mean look at the state of the world. If there was a good all powerful god, he'd be actively fighting evil along with the rest of us good folk.

[@djbobby224]

Thats not how any god works if he fought and gave us everything we need we wouldnt need him and we would just be muching off of him

[@whitebelt5418]

"When you say there is evil, aren't you admitting there is good? When you accept the existence of goodness, you must affirm a moral law on the basis of which to differentiate between good and evil. But when you admit to a moral law, you must posit a moral lawgiver. That, however, is who you are trying to disprove and not prove. For if there is no moral lawgiver, there is no moral law. If there is no moral law, there is no good. If there is no good, there is no evil. What then is your question?" - RZ

[@maltedneon]

Juju gods sound like C-level corporate executives...who to some Americans are a form of "job-creating" demigod anyway.

[@nexus1g]

You have to figure that if there are gods out there, the last thing they need is a paycheck from people.

[@nexus1g]

eqsmooth I'm an atheist. Atheist agnostic to be precise. You shouldn't use homosexuality as an apparent derogatory term. It makes you look like a bigot. Unless you are a bigot, then I'm sure you couldn't care less if you look like one.

[@hmarci]

"the Martin Scorsese of Ghanaian internet-fraud-based gangster films" :DDDDD

[@skribe]

I DIED LMAO

[@Yoshi278]

18:38 "The scammer is both a victim and a violin"

[@sergeantscumbag2116]

wonder how it sounds

[@NTEDOG561]

Haha!

[@rebeccakiarie616]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!! i saw this comment before i heard it in the video...

[@lonewanderer1776]

Not surprised since they always get played by the juju dude.

[@ivo.lipanovic]

Scammer is someone who would get 30 rounds 7.62x39mm for all the shit he's done to my family.

[@Marc-tn4zj]

Now I understand why I always get friend requests from all those models on FB! Oh, Patricia... I'm still waiting for you.

[@irasahara149]

Marcus Anderson lol 😂

[@henryzhang5418]

.

[@austinw9663]

Facts lmao

[@burgburg6093]

scam them!!!

[@ibrahimah]

😂😂😂😂

[@FHIPrincePeter]

First well done to the producers of this documentary for being objective and trying to get to the bottom of the Witchcraft in Ghana. Very commendable. I think there needs to be more documentaries on this subject as it is very BIG in West Africa.

[@bossyspaghetti]

That film director in the red shirt needs to pursue a side gig in ASMR. He has the most soothing voice I've ever heard.

[@VanIsleBC]

holds up sawaka boys 4, "they're already up to sakawa boys 8" me: "ok"

[@jb403]

VanIsleBC he's saying that since he filmed it they already made 4 more

[@HealthyAndrew]

lol

[@afaf233]

i taught this nigerian the apartment scam....he rented his apartment with a fake id then re rented it to 45 people taking a month deposit in advance before he moves out in a months time to go to a new job in a different country...the scam works as follows...rent a nice apartment with nice furniture all rented....then get a fake wife and fake baby and invite the person who wants to rent the apartment inside ....show packed boxes ready to move out at end of month....make coffee and cake for the guest....ask for one month deposit and give him a key and a depositi reciept...give him fake banlk account to deposit the future rents and fake name....take the deposit and meet other renters....take deposit from as many people as you can and then leave....the renters come at end of month and the apartment is empty and you move out before they all come at the same time...you are gone....do same in different town and repeat scam...make sure the rent you ask for is below market rate like its a bargain...they all fall for it....they will beg to be able to pay the de[osit to get the apartment.. ....

[@yab-_-yab6407]

that is quite a scam mate, although I think thieves and scammers are scum, I have to admire the intelligence of the scam

[@yungfavela1511]

Juju on that beat?

[@samissa9921]

Savagé Official nah, on the net

[@TheRunescapedued]

A kid in Africa could have ate that egg.

[@KomalPatel]

+Arulnatha n Well that happened in africa, they can still eat it!

[@TheRunescapedued]

That's the joke

[@infinidominion]

+Arulnatha n haha or try to scam you with it

[@OscarEnMexico]

What makes you think the kids in that region are starving you fucking ignorant fool... You're crying about a fucking egg , why don't you donate just 5 dollars then?

[@TheRunescapedued]

It's a joke lol

[@andrewrivas3989]

Mom: why don't you play with the neighbors kid? The neighbors kid: 7:43

[@alqnXlV]

😂😂😂😂

[@tomaszlosinski875]

To be honest I do think that cutting yourself with a machete or throwing eggs is weirder than communion.

[@lastnamefirst_]

Tomasz Losinski exactly

[@hahahyhy1]

i read it as "weirder than communism"

[@headphonic8]

cutting baby dicks tho? definitely not weirder than cutting baby dicks

[@aferyorinyagle2747]

headphonic8 those are the jewish

[@deancuban894]

headphonic8 Removing foreskin, it's a tradition I don't agree with but it does have medical benefits which was why it was started in the first place. Compare that to a man dancing in white powder while throwing eggs for juju Yeah it's weirder

[@TheMaxmust]

So in the end its the priest who scam the scammers?

[@GangstNi99a]

Nope because it actually works, that's what half of this video was telling u

[@Veet]

Max Petersson hahaaha

[@priscillamiller5820]

this is true , religion is to deceive

[@lactosetheintolerant1812]

+Sir Dankistan Don't cut yourself on all that edge you got going on there! I mean, its not like religions and churches all over the world don't pour in billions of dollars yearly to missions and relief aid, right? Dumbass.

[@OhSnapYouDead]

So they scam us with the pcs we give them

[@azzayshistablay5636]

Lorien basically we kinda stupid 😁😂😂😂

[@phairplaigh]

Not "us", only the dumb fucks

[@johngrey1074]

And the elderly and mentally handicapped. You sound like a "dumb fuck."

[@kmariamv]

You’re full of it

[@melvinobianyor4919]

Didn't know ppl sended working pcs to get recycled?

[@user-cx1jn2nc1z]

One thing so special about Ghanaians as observed, most of them are proud of their black skin and dont bleach it

[@NH-tm1og]

this juju guy had no chin

[@blazednlovinit]

+Dreel Loxter He was like the cockroach alien in the original men in black, after he crawled into that drunk farmer's skin

[@BeyondTheMind007]

why is he throwing eggs?.... huh? egg's, why is he throwing them. He like's eggs. hahahaha perfect logic

[@vford1000]

Different than egg and spoon race lol

[@namenotavailable_1275]

10:20 What type of man grabs a baby by one arm and then gives him beer

[@asen1ne]

A shit faced drunk does

[@pastorofmuppets7654]

Charlie Sheen

[@LiTeRac]

Black

[@hythsmskater]

I wish it was beer...it looks more like whiskey

[@matti3908]

Awesome Aiden that was rum

[@ameliabrittain158]

I kinda just. Love this stuff? The creativity man, the resourcefulness. Gotta respect the hustle. And the juju. Always respect the juju.

[@wondersarfo9201]

U sure 😂?

[@Admiral_Jezza]

Kids in Africa could eat those computers.

[@madhavgopakumar8597]

lol

[@madhavgopakumar8597]

made my day

[@cashapark87s25]

or maybe they should eat the BMW they got from scamming dumb Americans

[@JakobatHeart]

+jtba no u :^(

[@Maddpill]

Your ancestors come from the west caves or the east caves?

[@ryanb8151]

I got scammed when I was 16 - lost $600.. Sold a laptop on Ebay to someone in Nigeria. Nigeria... What--the--fuck was I thinking...

[@urbanstreet2926]

you didnt THINK at all....NaiJeeReah!!

[@ryanb8151]

Yep, good explanation. And thanks for the bonus phonetics, lol

[@urbanstreet2926]

:-)

[@urbanstreet2926]

HE ALREADY HAVE IDIOT!!!!!!!!!

[@urbanstreet2926]

NEVER

[@kylereese4542]

I don't like the way he held that baby.

[@PrincessCiara2671]

Same.Babies are so delicate,he could have dislocated or broke the baby's arm.

[@kylereese4542]

kuroshinigami Yes. It's inconceivable that he could not be aware of this fact. Maybe someone held him like that when he was that age.

[@kylereese4542]

OPRA True

[@Maqsz]

The lady decided? Dafuq.. now it seems like it's the womans problem, do you understand that the BABY can get hurt? Who the fuck cares about the woman?

[@hedgehog3180]

I don't think the baby did either.

[@odonata9838]

An intelligent, hilarious, and extremely sobering piece. Great job VICE!!! Videos might save the world after all.

[@lemonheader]

So these are the girls who add me on skype and always want to talk lmao.

[@msanthoshgowda]

and these are the girls who spamming my yahoo mail account and asking for bank details...

[@AC6PILOT]

Scubasteve52655 LOL

[@kansascityshuffle4141]

Scubasteve52655 I always add them and tell them I have 1000 bucks in gold they can have if they just send me 100 so I can get it out of storage.

[@zahihoque4559]

and the nigerian princes that email me

[@b.5748]

Lemon lmao it's now moved on to kik messenger

[@iamsuperdoped]

he likes eggs...

[@nOtSoDiRtYsHaNcHeZ]

They pray to HowToBasic

[@randompotato1400]

I loled so hard

[@eismndmsoaidhndmsm]

+shrekisnotdrek 😂😂😂

[@sideswipe34]

i am so grateful that i live in the US. While it might not be perfect in every aspect, i dont have to do things like these people and it truly is a blessing. Just be glad you were born in the US because it could have been Ghana or Nigeria or another 3rd world country.

[@soviet_genetics]

or you could have been born in western europe and KNOW SHIT

[@christians131]

mantas kaupas ya but then you might be a little bitch with an over inflated sense of self worth. I'm sorry, I've actually had the pleasure of meeting some truly great people from all over Europe. It just grieves me to see someone like you come along and embarrass their whole nation.

[@golderp]

There are countless good people born in those countries. You're just a little idiot in your small corner of the US believing all the negatives the media throws at you. People like you are pathetic ignoramus!

[@christians131]

golderp Didn't I just say that I've met some great people from all over Europe? I try not to watch or read the news because it is rare to find coverage of any good going on in the world. I think you misinterpreted my comment, but don't worry; I am totally impress that you used a 4 syllable word. It was almost used correctly too!

[@golderp]

christians131 Who is talking to you? I am replying to "The13Nightmares" who seemed to think being born in the USA is the best thing that could happen to a human being. I know your type, you have to find relevance in every situation. If you read my comment with your brain rather than just your eyes, you'll clearly see I was talking to the guy who was putting everyone in one box because of the negative stories he's heard about other countries. Talking about my grammar usage, I am not here to impress you or any other person with my English Language proficiency, I am here to express opinion and advice. I am not a native speaker but how well I have mastered the English Language would leave you in awe if you compare that your sorry self don't speak any other language other than the one you were given at birth. Silly!

[@IronMan-ti1hf]

West ： We found computer Also West ： Let‘s dump the broken computer in Africa. Ghana ： I am gonna do what is called a pro move.

[@cwwbrobby]

Hahaha ...that was amazing seeing my country from an outsiders eyes. Loved it !

[@1973Washu]

The Juju priest is kind of a scamer inception moment...

[@sciuresci1403]

lol those are all lies guys. i met the love of my life last month， a Ghanaian woman. she needed some money for her little brother's surgery and i sent her some. this is what you do for your partner it's not a scam lol as soon as i save up enough money for her plane ticket we will meet up ;))

[@kunbifusion]

sciure sci Hope you are joking😂😂😂

[@hewy_y7998]

yeah i felt bad for my online girlfriend's dying grandmother so i payed for her full body transplant, it took my whole lifes savings (630k)

[@TheOgo1971]

Karl Frewer He's just joking didn't you get it?? ''A full body transplant'' o_0. Do you want to buy a bridge..

[@perialis2970]

“Why does he throw eggs” “He likes them”

[@raynalovely5178]

I like the way Vice always remains respectful to other cultures. Even though some of the stuff may seem crazy or weird to us.

[@abdulmaged11]

Nigeria - Yahoo boys Ghana - Sakawa boys

[@kashkidd4546]

Question. Does Yahoo boys also use magic and superstition?

[@stash.]

every hacker who watched this vice episode have just now all changed their proxies to a ghana ip L0l

[@stash.]

Actually generalizing and labelling hackers is a bad idea, (they like being unique) alot of hackers leave fake evidence lying around, that way they're chasing a ghost in the wrong direction, with ghana being as many "opportunists" as there are, then it's easy to get lost in the crowd and not worth prosecuting or chasing, ie full-proof in many ways... --- the devils in the details---

[@albertwinston2306]

***** A VPN is a virtual private network? A static IP stays the same while dynamic IPs don't? Wow I'm such a hacker I know basic networking.

[@albertwinston2306]

***** Sending packets through proxies or VPNs won't make you untraceable, there is always the option to return a packet containing a small backdoor using html responce codes. If you're going through multible proxies then you're pretty dumb because it is not helping your anonimity when doing illegal activities. And thus, people use a stand alone honeypot for these activities. And Funnystash is right, you are generalizing the hacker community, don't do that.

[@LUImusic856]

***** yea fuck u noob

[@patrickhamilton9379]

Hahahhahahahahaha ur hilarious

[@Al-hn5og]

So much wasted potential with these young guys.

[@illuminatisos]

They found oil.. I think now is the time to bring them freedom..

[@lookbeforeuleap9793]

Them people has been free for a long ass time.... READ A BOOK it's not illegal yet.

[@illuminatisos]

You are such an idiot who didn't get the pun!.. So, go fuck yourself...How Ironik

[@AlvieeG]

Lmfao

[@Sappa9702]

i don't get it :'(

[@illuminatisos]

hmm..

[@luichen115]

Even though what these guys are doing is not good what so ever, you got to admit that these ghanians are really smart and intelligent people in my class the score the highest grades in school and are really good in computer science, no wonder they can scam these old western women who are looking for some online lovin and are desparate to date a expets outside the country. Ghana is defently one the african countries that stand out on the continent in stability, transparant democracy , political stability, economic progress and a rich and civilized culture (akan empires) hahahah they really teached me alot with IT classes and math, good people with a good sense of humor.

[@cactusjack-sama2716]

Wakanda gotta help them out

[@mauriceminevera2511]

Fictional nonsense

[@shreyaseebs]

LMAO 😂 😂

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

@@mauriceminevera2511 Bruhh you ruin the fun.

[@holeindanssock156]

Wakandas cool and all but they are not near planet eater status mutants. Panthers basically a cat with armour.....

[@edinhoguzman4525]

They call it Scam We call it repatriation Vybez Kartel I am so proud of yall boyz well earned money ! Congrats!