Romance Scams

Angelina Esty Arrested Again in Drugging and Robbery Scheme 25-year-old Pompano Beach woman faces new grand theft charges in Brickell burglary MIAMI (WSVN) – Angelina Chenel Esty, a 25-year-old woman …

NIGERIA — Timilehin Oyedele Godwin, a physically challenged shoemaker who gained public admiration in 2023, has been arrested and accused of orchestrating an elaborate online romance scam. Popularly known as …

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A 35-year-old man, Edit Manjic, has been arrested in St. Johns County for allegedly scamming his romantic partner out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. …

Eight individuals from across the U.S. have been arrested and charged with defrauding or attempting to defraud 139 elderly victims of over $11 million, using a range of scams including …

DENVER — A Nigerian national living in Minnesota has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for orchestrating a romance scam that defrauded a Colorado woman out of …

Simon Leviev, ‘Tinder Swindler’, Arrested in Georgia for Romance Scams Simon Leviev, the Israeli conman infamously known as the “Tinder Swindler,” has been arrested in Georgia. He gained international notoriety …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville woman is facing serious charges after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from her job at a local bank and wiring the funds to someone she …

OXFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — An Oxford, North Carolina man is facing felony charges in Florida after authorities say he scammed a 70-year-old woman out of nearly $60,000 in a romance …

PLANO, Texas — Daniel Boadu, 36, of Williston, North Dakota, has been sentenced to 54 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $4.7 million in restitution for his role …

Tokyo, August 31, 2025 – A 22-year-old woman, Arisa Kato, has been arrested in Japan for allegedly defrauding several men out of nearly ¥8 million (approximately HK$50,800) through a dating …