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John Ackah Blay-Miezah
Ghanaian conman (1941-1992)
John Ackah Blay-Miezah (born John Kolorah Blay, 1941–1992) was a Ghanaian con artist. He was a pioneer of advance-fee fraud.
He claimed to be worth $47 billion.
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From the 1960s to 1980s, he is said to have swindled over $200m from victims in North America, Europe, and Asia. He was named "the Ultimate Con Man" by 60 Minutes.[1][2][3]
He claimed to be the sole beneficiary of the "Oman Ghana Trust Fund" and that in order to access the funds, he needed money.
He claimed that the trust was endowed by Kwame Nkrumah.[4] He promised to pay $10 for every $1 he received. His supporters included Ako Adjei, John N. Mitchell and several of Nkrumah's cabinet ministers.[5]
Biography
John Kolorah Blay was born into a humble Nzema family in Ghana's Western Region in 1941.[6] In 1959 he migrated to the United States, settling in Philadelphia, claiming he was following in the fo