Local law enforcement agencies are warning of a phone scam that spread across the nation on Thursday night.

Nevertheless, the craze for mobile phones is today a reality in Sierra Leone. Handsets have replaced guns as the new must-haves and the trend is slowly beginning to spread to rural areas.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is warning residents to not fall for a phone scam making the rounds in the area. According to the sheriff, many people received calls from Sierra Leone ...

Mobile phone uptake in Sierra Leone has burgeoned making mobiles the most accessed form of communication on a weekly basis alongside radio.

Local police departments across the country and the Federal Communications Commission are warning people about scam calls appearing to come from another country, such as Sierra Leone.

The Federal Communications Commission is sounding the alarm about a new phone scam that could wind up costing you a pretty penny. Robocalls coming from places such as Mauritania and Sierra Leone ta… ...

NEW ORLEANS — If your phone says you have a random missed call from Sierra Leone, do not return the call. Authorities in Louisiana say several residents reportedly received strange calls ...