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A fake US Embassy which has been operating in Ghana for about 10 years has finally been discovered and shut down.
It is not clear exactly when that happened, but a joint task force of both Ghanaian and foreign security operatives shut down the fake Embassy operating somewhere in the capital, Accra, according to information published November 2, 2016 on the website of the US Department of State.
Members of an organized crime gang made up of Turkish and Ghanaian citizens operated the fake Embassy in Accra where they flew the American flag on the building every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 7:30am to 12 noon and issued fraudulently obtained, legitimate US visas, counterfeit visas, false identification documents (including bank records, education records, birth certificates, and others) for a cost of $6,000.
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In all honesty, i find this pretty ****ing impressive. The ability to operate a fake U.S. embassy for 10 years without getting caught is equal parts disturbing/brilliant.
For those that are of the belief that this story is fake, the U.S. State Department has confirmed. I wanted to post this in the breaking news forum, but don't think Ghana Business News would fly.
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