"sakawa" meaning in All languages combined

See sakawa on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sakawa (uncountable)
  1. In Ghana and other African countries, a form of Internet fraud involving ethnic or religious rituals supposed to aid the fraudster. Wikipedia link: sakawa Tags: uncountable

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