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Pass the Hot Sauce Please

On December 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Africa, How I Setup Programs, My Weekly Thursday Column, Scams

I got a call recently from a potential client who asked me if my company is for real or a scam. I answered, “If this were a scam, I’m certainly not going to tell you!” It’s a legit question though. I get where it’s coming from. Who wants to fly 5,000 miles to Africa to [...]

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Don’t Get Scammed in Ghana

On May 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Africa, Ghana, Scams

I was very happy to receive a registration application last evening from a young woman in China who wishes to volunteer in Ghana in the summer of 2012. I do get a number of volunteers who are Chinese citizens, however most are living in western countries like the US, UK and Australia. So I went online [...]

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Host Family Request from Kenya

On July 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Scams

I received the email below today from a person in Kenya asking if they could serve as a host family for my volunteers. I get at least a couple of thousand of these unsolicited emails each year. Some are legitimate, but I suspect that most are not. The example below is one of the latter, [...]

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