QNET urges churches to help fight travel, job scams

QNET’s Global Compliance Officer, Lawyer Naana Quartey, has appealed to religious leaders and organisations to help educate young people about the dangers of travel, job and human trafficking scams involving the misuse of the QNET brand.

She expressed concern over misconceptions about the company, stressing that QNET is a legitimate direct-selling business and not a travel or employment agency.

“Scammers and individuals not authorised by the company are misrepresenting QNET and damaging the company’s reputation. These scammers do not work for QNET. And QNET will never ask anyone for money in exchange for travel or job opportunities overseas,” she indicated.

Quartey made the call when she addressed the 2026 All Ministers Seminar of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

She urged pastors and other religious leaders to use their platforms to warn congregants against falling victim to fraudsters who falsely associate their activities with QNET.

“So, we want pastors and other religious leaders to be the mouthpiece to speak to the people, thereby protecting them from falling prey to scammers who dupe them through the misuse of the QNET brand,” she stated.

According to her, many people still lacked adequate information about QNET’s operations and how to identify scams involving its name.

She said QNET was working with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to clamp down on perpetrators, adding that the company had recently organised a workshop for representatives from 13 Central and West African countries.

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“We are doing a lot with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to clamp down on the perpetrators. Recently, we had a workshop for representatives from 13 Central and West African countries,” she noted.

Quartey also identified the Ashanti Region as one of the hotspots for scams involving the QNET brand and said the company had directed offices registered to do business with it to relocate from residential areas to commercial locations.

“We are encouraging our independent distributors to move to commercial areas so that they do their business openly in the full glare of the public,” she stated.

Speaking on the topic, “The Church and the Law,” she further urged religious organisations to understand and comply with Ghana’s laws while undertaking their activities.

“As the church enjoys freedom of association and worship as enshrined in the Constitution, it must respect the rights of others in its operations,” she stressed.

Chairman of the GPCC in the Ashanti Region, Apostle Dr Bright Sosu, described the seminar as an eye-opener, saying it had exposed religious leaders to several legal issues that were often overlooked.

He urged religious leaders to verify information before sharing it with their congregations, particularly information that could expose members to fraudulent schemes.

“Such a move will prevent you from giving information to our congregation which leads them into the hands of scammers,” he said.

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