The tales of John Ackah Blay-Miezah, the Ghanaian conman who swindled dozens in the 1970s

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Kofi 1 month ago

The venerable Ackah-Blay-Miezah!!! The most prolific, most renowned con artist of Africa. Ghana's major export to world. You do all!!!

The venerable Ackah-Blay-Miezah!!! The most prolific, most renowned con artist of Africa. Ghana's major export to world. You do all!!!
Who Killed Mills 1 month ago

He would be an excellent NDC or NPP member. Addo and mahatma are a modern day Blay Miezah.

He would be an excellent NDC or NPP member. Addo and mahatma are a modern day Blay Miezah.
Kweku Tsin 1 month ago

Blay-Miezer ran for president under his own founded part In 1979. His party was named People's Vanguard,

Blay-Miezer ran for president under his own founded part In 1979. His party was named People's Vanguard,
Maamie Abinah 1 month ago

John Ackah Blay-Miezah was the greatest Ghanaian conman until William Kweku Akuffo Addo unseated him in 2017.

John Ackah Blay-Miezah was the greatest Ghanaian conman until William Kweku Akuffo Addo unseated him in 2017.
Kabokabo 1 month ago

The saddest thing is that upon all these he died in a rented house. Couldn't build notbeven one bedroom appartment.
Akaraka chii akaraka choo akaraka chiichaaa chii chaa choo. ( When Blay tried to con Ghana with his Chinese ...
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The saddest thing is that upon all these he died in a rented house. Couldn't build notbeven one bedroom appartment.
Akaraka chii akaraka choo akaraka chiichaaa chii chaa choo. ( When Blay tried to con Ghana with his Chinese language version)
ST GHFUO: GH LEADERS ARE NOT ENLIGHTENED 1 month ago

KWAME NKRUMAH BOOKS ARENT READ IN ANY JHS OR SHS SCHOOLS IN GHANA. WHY? NO FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSES IN THE CURRICULUM IN THE VARIOUS PRIMARY, JHS AND SHS SCHOOLS. WHY?

KWAME NKRUMAH BOOKS ARENT READ IN ANY JHS OR SHS SCHOOLS IN GHANA. WHY? NO FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSES IN THE CURRICULUM IN THE VARIOUS PRIMARY, JHS AND SHS SCHOOLS. WHY?
Sapiens 1 month ago

Because Ghanaians have no sense!

Because Ghanaians have no sense!
PINPONG 1 month ago

THIS GUY MUST DEFINETELY BE AN ADISCO BOY, SMART FRAUDSTERS!!! hahahahaha

THIS GUY MUST DEFINETELY BE AN ADISCO BOY, SMART FRAUDSTERS!!! hahahahaha
Ghana First 1 month ago

Hope a lot of us will read this article or write up, for better understanding of origin of Scam and swindled before we will start pointing fingers to others. I rest my case. God bless our homeland Ghana.

Hope a lot of us will read this article or write up, for better understanding of origin of Scam and swindled before we will start pointing fingers to others. I rest my case. God bless our homeland Ghana.
Kaklo 1 month ago

He taught Nigerians
Saved you the trouble

He taught Nigerians
Saved you the trouble
Ex-Pope 1 month ago

Heck no. That stinking con man Blay-Miezah learned his scamming craft from Nigeria's super con man Nzeribe. Before the arrival of Blay-Miezah, Nigeria's Nzeribe had found his way from the UK to Ghana where he quickly began du ...
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Heck no. That stinking con man Blay-Miezah learned his scamming craft from Nigeria's super con man Nzeribe. Before the arrival of Blay-Miezah, Nigeria's Nzeribe had found his way from the UK to Ghana where he quickly began duping wealthy business men and women in Ghana out of millions of dollars, before finally ensnaring Ghana's then Military Head of State, General Ankrah, causing Ankrah to fall in disgrace. Just like Nzeribe, Blay-Miezah came to Ghana with his scam act after defrauding people in the USA and Asia, and it's that scam money that he used to settle in Ghana and make himself out to be a wealthy person. And as is always the case, gullible Ghanaians bought into this con man's deception.
Iandi 1 month ago

Thanks for enlightening me.

Thanks for enlightening me.
Ghana First 1 month ago

I'm not surprise with your write up, this is the typical Ghanaian mentality and mindset, always looking for someone to blame for their actions and always acting as holier than POPE, please go and reread your story once again ...
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I'm not surprise with your write up, this is the typical Ghanaian mentality and mindset, always looking for someone to blame for their actions and always acting as holier than POPE, please go and reread your story once again and then you will know the years and the time, maybe you will have correct info about who started the scam business.For your info, please go to Accra Court tomorrow and you will be amassed what Ghanaian are doing to each other regarding this same issue. God bless our homeland Ghana.
Ex-Pope 1 month ago

Your comment unfortunately has failed to dispel my view that Blay-Mienzah learned his scamming craft from Nzeribe. I did not set out to blame anyone or any country, I was merely trying to state events that occurred in the cou ...
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Your comment unfortunately has failed to dispel my view that Blay-Mienzah learned his scamming craft from Nzeribe. I did not set out to blame anyone or any country, I was merely trying to state events that occurred in the country and the players involved. I do not need to go back and reread my comment, for doing so will not enlighten you in any way since you are of the view that my intent was to blame a particular country, so why waste my energy. You unfortunately hold a wrong view of the Ghanaian mindset, and I have no desire whatsoever to interfere with your thinking. Think as you choose to, for it's your right do as you choose to.
James 1 month ago

RECYCLED STORY. GHANAWEB!

RECYCLED STORY. GHANAWEB!
Kwame 1 month ago

Have you seen Cheddar?? Short memory Ghanaians

Have you seen Cheddar?? Short memory Ghanaians
Bastie Asantefourhene 1 month ago

Asantes could not pronounce his name. Hence, they called the skit maker AKABENEZER. Nkwasiafuo asanteforu

Asantes could not pronounce his name. Hence, they called the skit maker AKABENEZER. Nkwasiafuo asanteforu
aka 1 month ago

Congratulations..you were able to pronounce it..hahaha.You and your family must be proud.What a fool ..hahahaha

Congratulations..you were able to pronounce it..hahaha.You and your family must be proud.What a fool ..hahahaha
GOLD 1 month ago

SUCH PEOPLE ARE ALL OVER THE WORLD,PERIOD!!!!!!!

SUCH PEOPLE ARE ALL OVER THE WORLD,PERIOD!!!!!!!
Kofi Adu 1 month ago

He brought the traditional 'AKARAKA CHOO, AKARAKA CHII to Ghanaian football precisely SEKONDI ELEVEN WISE in the 70s

He brought the traditional 'AKARAKA CHOO, AKARAKA CHII to Ghanaian football precisely SEKONDI ELEVEN WISE in the 70s
Nana 1 month ago

BLAY MIEZAH BOUGHT RTU FOOTBALL CLUB IN TAMALE AND BROUGHT ABEDI PELE BACK FROM ABROAD TO PLAY. IN FACT THAT YEAR WAS GOLDEN YEAR FOR GHANA LOCAL FOOTBALL LEAQUE. VERY EXCITING. SWEEPER 86! OKWAWU UNITED BOASTED OF ALHAJI BEL ...
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BLAY MIEZAH BOUGHT RTU FOOTBALL CLUB IN TAMALE AND BROUGHT ABEDI PELE BACK FROM ABROAD TO PLAY. IN FACT THAT YEAR WAS GOLDEN YEAR FOR GHANA LOCAL FOOTBALL LEAQUE. VERY EXCITING. SWEEPER 86! OKWAWU UNITED BOASTED OF ALHAJI BELLO, A PROLIFIC MIDFIELDER, OPOKU NTI OF ASANTE KOTOKO, SARA MENSAH, GOLDEN BOY ABDUL RAZAK, OPOKU AFRIYIE BEYIE, KARIM ZITO, AHMED DAUDA, MOHAMMED CHOO! GHANA FOOTBALL WAS EXCITING. WOW! I REMEMBER WITH NOSTALGIC FEELINGS
True Talk 1 month ago

One indisputable fact, was a letter from The Union Bank of Switzerland, in the mid seventies, stating that Oman Ghana Trust, Blay Miezah's Trust Fund, had in excess of 180 million dollars in its account. This letter was signe ...
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One indisputable fact, was a letter from The Union Bank of Switzerland, in the mid seventies, stating that Oman Ghana Trust, Blay Miezah's Trust Fund, had in excess of 180 million dollars in its account. This letter was signed by two vice presidents of the bank. Where did that money go. After all that the colonials have done to Africa and continue to do, I amazed we are calling our own hero, a conman. Where is Mobutus's Billions, or Abacha's, or Haile Sellasi's, or Bokassa's, or several other African heads of state, who kept their monies in Swiss Bank's. What about what France is doing to whole African countries. Africans must wake up. Blay Miezah was our hero and we crucified him.
Ex-Pope 1 month ago

Oh so you believe that forgery carried out by Blay-Miezah? Even Asshole Trump had bank officials forging documents for him, as long as these bank crooks were bribed handsomely and wined and dined as well. Blay-Miezah lived th ...
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Oh so you believe that forgery carried out by Blay-Miezah? Even Asshole Trump had bank officials forging documents for him, as long as these bank crooks were bribed handsomely and wined and dined as well. Blay-Miezah lived the life of a con man, and this con man could never have produced any legitimate bank documents.
Kofi Mensah 1 month ago

I knew the kiosk-like office of the Oman Trust Ghana Ltd. on Harbour Road, Takoradi.

I knew the kiosk-like office of the Oman Trust Ghana Ltd. on Harbour Road, Takoradi.
Elephant Farmer 1 month ago

275 Blay busses. Full of Lies. Hahaha. Today we sleep empty stomach. Where was Blay born? Tema Motorway. Cape Coast Motorway. Kumasi Motorway. Which one you trust? Railways?

275 Blay busses. Full of Lies. Hahaha. Today we sleep empty stomach. Where was Blay born? Tema Motorway. Cape Coast Motorway. Kumasi Motorway. Which one you trust? Railways?
African Union Passport 1 month ago

what happened to the African Union passport.

what happened to the African Union passport.
XZ 1 month ago

If this John Ackah Blay-Miezah man were to be born around this age of computers, AI, and get reach quick mentality, I can't imagine how grand his scheme would have been. People like him have a tallent, except that in the part ...
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If this John Ackah Blay-Miezah man were to be born around this age of computers, AI, and get reach quick mentality, I can't imagine how grand his scheme would have been. People like him have a tallent, except that in the part of the world he found himself, that talent can only be misdirected to doing wrong instead of harnessing it for the good of mankind. What a waste?
Peeeeeeeee 1 month ago

Oman trust..people's vanguard...butterflyparty..his friend andoh run to ivory coast

Oman trust..people's vanguard...butterflyparty..his friend andoh run to ivory coast
Thieves 1 month ago

A movie needs to be done about him

A movie needs to be done about him
Sapiens 1 month ago

What's stopping you from making that movie?

What's stopping you from making that movie?
Afro Values 1 month ago

That sucker was one slick heck of a crook.

That sucker was one slick heck of a crook.

The tales of John Ackah Blay-Miezah, the Ghanaian conman who swindled dozens in the 1970s

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