Romance Scams

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 …

A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 17 months in federal prison for his role in laundering millions of dollars from victims of online romance scams. Kingsley Ibhadore, a U.S. …

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 24-year-old woman is now facing estafa charges after allegedly defrauding an American man of over ₱1.5 million in what investigators are calling a “classic love …

A Toronto man has been charged in connection with a romance scam that defrauded two victims of over $600,000 across a two-year period. Peel Regional Police allege that Chimezie Nwabueze, …

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A 37-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a 92-year-old Sun City Center resident out of more than $800,000 in an elaborate romance and financial …

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a large-scale gift card fraud scheme that targeted victims through romance and elder scams. …