Source: Africa Publicity
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) of Ghana has labeled Ghanaian national, Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, as one of Ghana’s notorious scammers.
EOCO in a statement dated Friday, December 12, 2025, confirmed Abu Trica’s arrest.
The statement noted that “The Economic and Organised Crime Office and a multi-agency task force have carried out an operation which has led to the arrest of one of Ghana’s notorious scammers, Frederick Kumi, aka Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng, popularly known as Abu Trica on Thursday, 11th December 2025.”
According to the statement, the EOCO team undertook the operation in collaboration with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the National Investigation Bureau (NIB), and the Cyber-Security Authority of Ghana.
According to the statement, “The operation to arrest “Abu Trica” follows several months of intelligence and investigation. “Abu Trica” was part of a criminal network that targeted elderly victims in Romance Scams across the United States since 2023.”
The statement added that the criminal network used advanced AI tools to create fake online identities, lure victims into romantic conversations, and defraud them of money and valuables.
It said “Abu Trica will subsequently be extradited to the United States of America to face criminal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and a forfeiture specification. And faces up to 20 years in prison. EOCO wishes to congratulate its local sister agencies as well as the FBI for their collaboration.”
