ROMANCE SCAM Archives - The Glitters Online https://theglittersonline.com.ng/tag/romance-scam/ A voice for the people Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:49:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 119911796 Romance Scam:  EFCC Hands Over Forfeited Assets To Australian Victim In Lagos https://theglittersonline.com.ng/romance-scam-11/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:49:13 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=364779 Romance Scam:  EFCC Hands Over Forfeited Assets To Australian Victim In Lagos The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, handed over forfeited assets recovered from a convicted romance scammer, Odey Steven Aleka, to an Australian citizen, Karo Rita Kazzi, through her counsel, Blessing Nwankwo. […]

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]]> 364779 Nigerian Arrested In Turkey Over $2.5m Romance Scam https://theglittersonline.com.ng/romance-scam-10/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:47:15 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=361793 Nigerian Arrested In Turkey Over $2.5m Romance Scam   A Nigerian man identified as Kingsley O. has been arrested in Turkey for allegedly defrauding a Hong Kong-based dentist of $2.5 million through a romance scam. According to Turkish news outlet Haberler on Friday, Kingsley and four accomplices were arrested in Esenyurt, a district of Istanbul […]

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]]> 361793 U.S.-based Nigerian Jailed 19 Years Over $4m Romance Scam, Fraud https://theglittersonline.com.ng/romance-scam-fraud/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:55:15 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=353139 U.S.-based Nigerian Jailed 19 Years Over $4m Romance Scam, Fraud   A 40-year-old Nigerian, Leslie Mba, has been sentenced to 19 years in a United States federal prison for his role in a $4m romance scam and business email compromise scheme. Mba, who is not a U.S. citizen, is also expected to face deportation proceedings […]

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]]> 353139 Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $405,000 U.S. Romance Scam https://theglittersonline.com.ng/romance-scam-9/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:14:40 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=337948 Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $405,000 U.S. Romance Scam   A 40-year-old Nigerian, Daniel Chima Inweregbu, has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as money laundering, in connection with a romance scam that defrauded American women of more than $405,000. The United States Attorney’s […]

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]]> 337948 Romance Scam: Two U.S.-based Nigerians Face 40-year Jail Term https://theglittersonline.com.ng/romance-scam-8/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:25:15 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=318369 Romance Scam: Two U.S.-based Nigerians Face 40-year Jail Term   Two Nigerian nationals, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja, 39, and Abel Adeyi Daramola, 37, each face up to 20 years in a United States prison after being convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a $560,000 romance scam. In a statement released on Monday evening on Tuesday, […]

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]]> 318369 U.S.-based Nigerians Bag 30-year Jail For $3.5m Romance Scam https://theglittersonline.com.ng/romance-scam-7/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 05:04:47 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=314909 U.S.-based Nigerians Bag 30-year Jail For $3.5m Romance Scam   Two Nigerians, Anthony Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, have been sentenced by a United States federal jury to 30 years combined jail term for defrauding some US citizens of $3,500,000. This was contained in a press release made available on the US Department of Justice website […]

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]]> 314909 FBI Arrest: Anambra Probes LG Chair’s $3.3m Romance Scam https://theglittersonline.com.ng/romance-scam-6/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:16:15 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=313552 FBI Arrest: Anambra Probes LG Chair’s $3.3m Romance Scam   Anambra State government has commenced an investigation into the $3.3m romance fraud case involving the newly elected chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state, Franklin Nwadialo, in the United States. Recall that the Anambra council boss was recently arrested in Texas by the Federal […]

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]]> 313552 Nigerian, 13 Others Arrested For Romance Scam In Thailand https://theglittersonline.com.ng/nigerian-13-2/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:46:12 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=272658 Nigerian, 13 Others Arrested For Romance Scam In Thailand   A 45-year-old Nigerian man, Ezeneche Uzochukwu Jerome, and 13 Thai indigenes have been arrested by the Royal Thai Police for their roles in a romance scam syndicate that defrauded victims of more than 800 million baht. According to Bangkok Post, following a series of coordinated […]

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]]> 272658 UNIZIK Graduate Arrested For $220,000 Romance Scam Against German https://theglittersonline.com.ng/romance-scam-4/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:46:56 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=262292 UNIZIK Graduate Arrested For $220,000 Romance Scam Against German   The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos,haves arrested a female graduate, Chioma Atuonah, for allegedly defrauding a 50-year-old German of $220,000, after promising to marry him. The spokesperson for the unit, SP Eyitayo Johnson, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, said the […]

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