WhatsApp post of GH¢500 campaign fund donation by Bawumia is a hoax   accompanied by a phishing link.

Claim: New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Mahamudu Bawumia is giving out an instant cash prize from his campaign fund. (Source: Social Media, WhatsApp)

Verdict: Hoax

Verification

An initial attempt to access the link provided in the message triggered malware advice, indicating that the

site is malicious and that access to it could be risky.

When the Coalition ran a check on the website URL through the website credibility tool Virus Total, 10 security vendors had flagged the URL as phishing, malware and malicious.