The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has issued a strong public warning against a fraudulent online advertisement falsely claiming the existence of a “LEAP GH¢3,500.00 Empowerment Fund 2026.”The ministry issued the statement in collaboration with the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme (LEAP) Management Secretariat (LMS). According to the statement, the purported empowerment fund does not exist, and the advertisement was not issued, authorised, or endorsed by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection or the LEAP Management Secretariat. This warning was issued and signed by Dr. Myle Ongoh, Head of the LEAP Programme, MoGCSP and made available to the Ghana News Agency. The Ministry categorically stated that the circulating advertisement is fake and was not issued, authorised, or endorsed by the MoGCSP or the LEAP Management Secretariat. Authorities have called on the media and the public to help amplify the warning to prevent further victimisation.