sakawa

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noun

In Ghana and other African countries, a form of Internet fraud involving ethnic or religious rituals supposed to aid the fraudster.

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Meanings

nounsakawa (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn Ghana and other African countries, a form of Internet fraud involving ethnic or religious rituals supposed to aid the fraudster.

    Abuda said he was initially introduced to that aspect of sakawa where the Internet was used to defraud people.

    2015 May 4, Dominic Moses Awiah, “The confession of three Sakawa boys; We want to stop but ...”, in Graphic Online
Cite this entry
APA

sakawa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sakawa

MLA

“sakawa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sakawa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sakawa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sakawa.

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