Romance Scams

Tokyo, Japan – The family of Donna Nelson, a 58-year-old grandmother from Western Australia, is fiercely defending her against serious drug trafficking allegations after her arrest in Tokyo earlier this …

By Ollie Radcliffe Live Reporter A man from Gorleston, John Robson, has been jailed for scamming vulnerable women out of thousands of pounds over a two-year period. The 65-year-old appeared …

In a major breakthrough, the Davangere police in Karnataka have arrested Madhu, a shopkeeper from Machahalli village in Mandya district, who is accused of defrauding eight young women on a …

Fred Dzakpata BROOKLYN, NY — Emmanuel Quamey, a Ghanaian man, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a large-scale romance scam operation that defrauded over …

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 …