Romance Scams

Pune city police arrested four men who allegedly robbed victims after luring them through an online gay dating app. The accused, identified as Wahid Razzak alias Lal Sahab Shaikh (19), …

A Nigerian fraudster, Emmanuel Jack, 35, who scammed women out of nearly £200,000, has avoided deportation from the UK after a judge ruled that the healthcare system in Nigeria could …

A federal jury in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has convicted two Nigerians—Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja (39) and Abel Adeyi Daramola (37)—for orchestrating a romance scam that defrauded a victim out of $560,000. …

Three individuals involved in moving over $3.5 million for a West Africa-based romance scam network have been sentenced in recent weeks, including Jennifer Gosha, a former U.S. Postal Service employee, …

Gauteng, South Africa – Justice Motsamai Khanyapa, 38, has been arrested in connection with a romance scam that defrauded a woman of more than R3 million. Investigations by the Hawks …

The Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) has arrested several individuals involved in online scam operations in Shwe Koko, a newly developed town near Myawaddy, Karen State. The detained Chinese nationals …

LAS VEGAS, NV — Aurora Phelps, 43, is facing a slew of charges after allegedly using dating apps such as Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble to target older men in a …

Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand – A former Thai teacher, Alisa Lamkrathok, and her Chinese partner, Miss Zhou, were arrested on February 19, 2025, for their alleged involvement in a …

Lagos, Nigeria (WDEF) — K. Jeff (59), the leader of an international drug organization, was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria, on November 13, 2023, after authorities uncovered his operation that exploited …

Ra’Shawn Marquios Carter, an Ohio man, is facing felony theft by swindle charges after allegedly scamming three people out of nearly $50,000. The charges, filed in Itasca County, accuse Carter …