Romance Scams

Isaac Kofi Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Kofi Boat, a Ghanaian businessman and associate of dancehall artist Shatta Wale, was arrested on June 13, 2025, in a joint operation conducted …

Three separate indictments involving Ghanaian nationals have been unsealed in the United States as part of a major federal crackdown on transnational romance fraud schemes targeting elderly Americans. The U.S. …

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A Nigerian citizen living in the United States on a student visa has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for his involvement in a …

Five Nigerian fraudsters have been sentenced to a combined total of 1,549 months (129 years) in prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar scam targeting at least 100 victims in the United …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – A Nigerian man has been sentenced to six years in prison for his involvement in a series of romance and package delivery scams that defrauded multiple …

GHANA — Ex-convict Michael Tumi has been remanded in police custody over allegations of involvement in a romance scam and acts of sextortion. Tumi was arrested shortly after completing a …

LAGOS, NIGERIA — A Federal High Court in Ikoyi has sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year in prison each for involvement in internet fraud and cyber-terrorism. Justice D. E. …

A Taiwanese woman surnamed Liao (廖) and a man surnamed Huang (黃) have been indicted for orchestrating a cross-border romance scam that defrauded three U.S. citizens of over US$5.32 million, …

DONCASTER, U.K. — Morgan Farr Varney, a former prison officer from Doncaster, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after being caught having a romantic relationship with an inmate …

PHOENIX, Ariz. (KVOA) – Kingsley Sebastian Ibhadore, a 40-year-old Nigerian citizen living in Glendale, has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for his role in a money-laundering scheme connected …