He goes to Ghana to learn about Sakawa , a criminal world of e - commerce scammers . Ghana has sophisticated tech infrastructure and calls itself the ` ` Internet Capital of West Africa '' the Nigerian `` pen pal scam . '' Government is scrambling to prevent Sakawa from hurting the country 's international reputation .
He goes to Ghana to learn about Sakawa , a criminal world of e - commerce scammers . Ghana has sophisticated tech infrastructure and calls itself the ` ` Internet Capital of West Africa '' Government is scrambling to prevent Sakawa from hurting the country 's international reputation .