romance scam

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A New Jersey couple and a Washington man have been sentenced for their roles in a 2023 extortion scheme that stole nearly $87,000 from a Washington …

A 47-year-old Volusia County man, identified as Taufiq Mohammed Kailani, has been arrested for allegedly using romance and business email scams to steal over $60,000 from a construction company. The …

VOV.VN – Yeo Sungjin, a 37-year-old South Korean national and high-ranking leader of a major transnational fraud and trafficking syndicate, has been arrested in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam. Yeo was …

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 …

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 …

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, …

KELLER, Texas — Two Keller residents, Felix Clark, 36, and Esther Amppiaw, 33, have pleaded guilty to federal charges connected to a romance scam that defrauded elderly victims across the …