Romance Scams

WHITTIER, California — A California man has been arrested for allegedly conning romantic partners out of over $2 million through dating apps over a span of nearly three years. Christopher …

Lagos, Nigeria — The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted eight internet fraudsters who were arrested during a sting operation at a hotel within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library …

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery and carjacking in south Asheville, following an online setup that police say resembled a romance scam. …

Ben Millin, a 32-year-old man from Yeovil, Somerset, has been jailed for 34 months after defrauding four women out of nearly £40,000 to support his online gambling addiction. Millin used …

Michael Benedetto Sentenced for $50,000 Scam on Bumble Dating App ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. — Michael Benedetto, a resident of New Windsor, was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison …

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Testimony continued Wednesday in a landmark Sedgwick County case involving a Wichita woman who alleges she was scammed out of thousands by a man she met …

A Nigerian national, Abdulwaris Akinsanya, who was previously convicted in a federal romance scam, has been re-arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on new fraud and forgery allegations. …

DALLAS, TX – A Nigerian national, Abdul Waris Akinsanya, 28, has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following his conviction in a federal romance scam case, officials …

Three individuals accused of defrauding a woman in a romance scam will appear again in court in Pretoria this Friday. Elijah Nweze (27), Nomathamsanqa Thabisa Asunha (49), and Penelope Dyasoni …

Five individuals have been convicted and sentenced for cybercrime offences by courts in Ilorin and Kwara State, Nigeria, following successful prosecution by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and …