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    Jan 30, 2012, 11:02 AM
    Is this a scam
    I met a woman from ghana, she is going through a travel agent called litina agency, she wants to come here this week, am I being scamed
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    Jan 30, 2012, 11:10 AM
    Has she asked for money?
    These scams from Ghana are one of the most popular ones on the internet at the moment.
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    Jan 30, 2012, 11:52 AM
    Agree, so she is using a travel agency to buy plane tickets and the such ? If she asks for money it is a scam, if she just comes to see you, most likely not.

    How much money has she asked for so for?
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    Jan 30, 2012, 12:07 PM
    Ghana is the "hot spot" for Internet scams lately so that alone makes me suspicious. Also, getting a passport takes more than a week so why is she so rushed? I don't understand why she needs you to help her get a passport...
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    Jan 30, 2012, 02:05 PM
    Actually they can get their passport in a week, they have a rush system, that can be done, it costs slightly higher. I would assume thus the reason for this company to speed things up.

    But the visa will take a bit longer, and at my last reading, they are running behind.

    But without more info, my guess is scam.

    There are many great and wonder people there, I have several friends from there, and eat at a Ghana food store that is near my home at least once a week. ** love the spice**
    The simple fact is , if they wanted to move and come to the US to find work, or immigrate or come to school here, there are plenty of chances for them,
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    Jan 30, 2012, 02:18 PM
    If it's a woman from Ghana... odds are it's a scam... if she is asking you for ANY money... its a scam.
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