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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …