Ghana police say they have rescued dozens from Nigeria job scam

The victims, mostly young men, were lured with promises of football contracts or other jobs abroad.

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The victims, mostly young men, were lured with promises of football contracts with top foreign teams, job placements abroad or assistance with visa processing.

Upon arrival, their travel documents and mobile phones were seized, and they were housed in overcrowded rooms under poor conditions, police say.

The victims were forced to contact their families to solicit about $1,000 (£727) in the guise of paying training or facilitation fees. The fraud masterminds also allegedly used the victims' phone contact lists to scam their friends and relatives.

Seven Ghanaian suspects have been arrested in connection with the trafficking.

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