The Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) has warned the general public against online sites supposedly carrying out vehicle auctioning on behalf of the Customs Division of GRA.
According to a statement issued by GRA, it has not contracted any third party to auction vehicles on its behalf.
It, therefore, cautioned the public not to engage any online site or individual purporting to be working on behalf of the Customs Division.
“We wish to state categorically that the Division has not contracted any third party or platform to auction vehicles on its behalf. The platform – www.locanto.com.gh – has NOT been given authorization by GRA to auction cars on its behalf.
“We urge all persons who are desirous of purchasing items on auction from the Customs Division to take note of this information and not purchase vehicles from this website. We also assure them that we are investigating the unauthorized use of the Customs Division to auction goods, and those found culpable will be sanctioned accordingly.”
The statement urged those interested in buying items from Customs to visit the organization’s official website for further enquiries.
“Online auctions of vehicles and general goods were first piloted on Friday, October 21, 2022, via the E-Auction module on the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) as part of the rollout of the ICUMS and it was introduced to make the auction process easier and more convenient,” the statement read.
The E-Auction module was introduced to eliminate corruption associated with auctioning goods at the ports.
According to the Commissioner-General of the GRA, Rev Dr Amisshadai Owusu Amoah, the module also blocks revenue leakages that emanate from human intervention in auctions.
unfortunately, I am a victim of this and it happened just last December 2022 until a very good friend of mine sent this link to me to read which i realized they are scammers. please what should i do?
kindly advice