Scammers build fake romantic relationships online to manipulate victims into sending money or personal information.
A Nigerian national has been found guilty of laundering more than $120,000 stolen through an online romance scam that targeted a man in North Carolina’s Triangle region, federal officials announced …
CINCINNATI — A Cincinnati woman who believed she was romantically involved with a Hollywood star has been cleared of all criminal charges after prosecutors accused her of participating in a …
Former East Dunbartonshire Council leader Andrew Polson has been sentenced to 22 months in prison after defrauding his partner out of £188,000 in a property-based romance scam. Polson, 53, persuaded …
BANGKOK — Thai police have dismantled a major romance scam network led by a Nigerian national and five Thai accomplices accused of defrauding victims of more than 114 million baht. …
BANGKOK, Thailand — Three Thai women believed to be ringleaders in a major cross-border romance scam have been arrested, according to the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) under the Central Investigation …
The Peelamedu Police arrested 29-year-old J Bagyia Arun, a resident of Puliyakulam, for allegedly cheating a woman IT professional out of Rs 3.6 lakhs and 69.5 grams of gold ornaments …
SEOUL, South Korea — Members of a Cambodia-based voice phishing organization involved in romance scams have been sentenced to prison in the first trial, with courts also ordering the confiscation …
Police in South Korea have arrested 22 people suspected of laundering money for a Cambodia-based “romance scam” organization. The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Ulsan Metropolitan Police …
HUNTLEY, Ill. — An Elgin man is accused of running a “sweetheart scam” that defrauded a Huntley resident with an intellectual disability out of nearly $9,400 in cash and property, …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (INTERPOL) — A Nigerian man identified as Ikechukwu N. has been arrested in Argentina for allegedly running multiple romance scams targeting thousands of women and leading an …
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