Romance Scams

by Elizabeth Eze Lagos, Nigeria — Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced Nwobodo Chibuike to one year in prison for possessing fraudulent documents and being …

Two Ghanaians, Sadia Alhassan and Mohammed Saaminu Zuberu, have been sentenced in the United States for their roles in a romance scam that deceived elderly Americans out of hundreds of …

By Michael D. Pitman A 25-year-old man from Fairfield, Ohio, has been sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison for his involvement in a widespread online romance fraud conspiracy that …

Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, a 40-year-old Nigerian national, was arrested at a Texas airport following his indictment in the Western District of Washington. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Nwadialo is …

By Damali Keith HOUSTON – You may recall a significant Department of Justice operation that led to the arrest of 23 individuals involved in a widespread romance scam. Among those …

Dodzi Kwame Kordorwu, a 38-year-old man from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison last week for orchestrating a nationwide romance fraud scheme that targeted elderly …

KYODO NEWS Japanese police arrested two men, Shuichi Ejiri, 51, and Yuki Takeda, 32, for allegedly swindling a 47-year-old woman out of 36.5 million yen (approximately $242,000) under the false …

Written by Jonisayi Maromo Yiga Siraje Lubega and Rhoda Betsey Mirembe have been remanded in custody after allegedly scamming a 39-year-old Limpopo woman out of R650,000 while Lubega was dating …

In a significant operation, Greater Noida police arrested a gang of six, including two women, for orchestrating a honey trap scheme. The group allegedly lured victims into meeting them and …