Claim: “John Dramani Mahama 500GHS Campaign’s Funds For Ghanaian”
Source: Circulating in WhatsApp chat room
Verdict: Fake, the website offers 500GHS funds for the Campaign
Full Text: A website purportedly associated with John D. Mahama claims to offer Ghanaians 500 GHS in campaign funds.
The site displays Mahama’s photo alongside the National Democratic Congress (NDC) logo and the phrases “Trustworthy, Honest, and Reliable” and “Vote MAHAMA for President 2024. “
Mahama is a prominent Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from July 24, 2012, to January 7, 2017, following the death of his predecessor, John Evans Atta Mills.
He is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Currently, he is the presidential candidate for the NDC in the upcoming 2024 elections.
NDC is a social democratic political party in Ghana founded by Jerry Rawlings, who headed Ghana from 1981-1993.
Verification: When clicking the link, it will welcome visitors with the message “Welcome to John Dramani Mahama 500GHS campaign’s Funds For Ghanaians, Mahama is giving out 500GHS to everyone in Ghana for the second time. Answer the questions below to claim a 500 GHS cash prize.”
It prompts users to answer questions to claim a 500 GHS cash prize as to whether John Mahama is a good president. It wants to know whether you’ve supported NDC, gender, and age range. After going through the process, they congratulated us and gave us three (3) chances to win by selecting a box of which the gift is in.
To authenticate, TSM tried and won a gift, leaving 2895 gifts remaining. The website instructed sharing with 5 groups/15 friends on WhatsApp until the blue bar is full to claim cash.
To further authenticate the website, we tested the link using scamdoc.com, a web tool that evaluates the trust of “digital identities” (email addresses or websites), a tool that authenticates the digital identity of a to verify its authenticity, but
Using Scamdoc revealed several red flags about the website: the domain is less than six months old, the owner’s identity is hidden in the Whois database, and the site lacks proper security protocols.
Mahama officially refuted this claim using his verified Instagram account. He posted a warning labeled “FAKE” to clarify that no such funding exists.
We also saw fact-checks published here debunking the story.
Conclusion: Based on findings, it has been determined that the material contained in this link offering 500 GHS campaign funds from Mahama is fake. It is a scam attempting to exploit Mahama’s name and the upcoming 2024 Ghanaian presidential election.
