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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 5 Dec 2016

    Spot the difference between the US embassy in Ghana and a fake one which sold visas for $6,000 over 10 years http://bbc.in/2gJjZD9 pic.twitter.com/Atj3H4ry9v

    2:12 PM - 5 Dec 2016
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      1. @WoofyMatt‏ @WoofyMatt 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        u gotta gv it up4africa. A fake embassy?

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      1. Dr Akin Othman‏ @Akinothman 5 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        how come d law enforcement officials didn't notice for that long!? I smell rat!

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      1. MYKEL‏ @Mikkymajor 5 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        As 'solid' as America, Ghanians can break their immigration 'walls & penetrate' easily. Very porous system they've got

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      1. Jason Carney‏ @JasonBCarney 5 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        One is during the rainy season and the other isn't???

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      1. Linda Flourish Ricse‏ @LindaRicse 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        it's a shame to know that this great country called Ghana is in such a act.

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      1. Luc‏ @LucFreeluc 5 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The news sound like a scam. Are U talking abt the Actual US or this is abt some upcoming hollywood movie,series ...

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      1. ELINAMI NOE LEMBUKI‏ @Elinami1 7 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I don't wonder nothing impossible.

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      1. Ali danladi‏ @alidanladi21 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        this is how it work in Africa, shin your eyes

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      1. Brendan Anuonye‏ @brendanalex13 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Very funny

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      1. Ntale mikie‏ @ntale_mikie 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        da govt ov ghana shld kam up

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      1. Nii Kwartey‏ @DavidQuartz 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        they were handing legit visas at a fee. At least there were no bounces.

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      1. Moses S Bowier‏ @MosesBowier 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        sham on them.

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      1. Harrison Muhalya‏ @HMuhalya 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        anything is possible

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      1. Harrison Muhalya‏ @HMuhalya 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        hahahaaaa that's Africa

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      1. Nicholas Anzaya‏ @20b58cca0ff7420 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        time has came, to a shame the devole

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      1. TeamGhana  🇬🇭‏ @TEAM_GHANA 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @USEmbassyGhana can you verify if the visas issued from the fake embassy cleared at the airports because if it did then...

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      2. Lamu Assembly‏ @LamuAssembly 6 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I have lost all the respect of Ghana...

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      3. musa Tarawally‏ @musaTarawally1 9 Jan 2017
        Replying to @LamuAssembly @BBCAfrica

        Don't blame Ghanaians,its the hand Work of the same top whites in Scotland Yard.

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      1. Vicky Mwangi‏ @vickymwangi7 5 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        10yrs!!!!!! Unbelievable! Who stood to gain all this while. Fishy very fishy.

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