romance scam

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 …

NEWTON, Mass. — A Newton-based therapist has agreed to plead guilty after secretly misusing $600,000 of his patient’s trust fund in an online investment romance scam, according to the Massachusetts …

Lighthouse Point, FL – The FBI is renewing its warning about online romance scams after a 71-year-old Florida woman lost more than $61,000 to a man she believed was a …

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 …