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An article in Bloomberg Businessweek details his actions leading to his arrest, incarceration, and a trial on 27 July 2021, in Los Angeles. "Authorities say, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, perfected a simple internet scam and laundered millions of dollars. His past says a lot about digital swagger and the kinds of stories that get told online." [29]
Emmanuel Nwude Odinigwe, popularly known as Owelle of Abagana, [1] is a Nigerian advance-fee fraud expert artist and former Director of Union Bank of Nigeria. [2] He is known for defrauding Nelson Sakaguchi, a Director at Brazil's Banco Noroeste based in São Paulo, [3] of $242 million: $191 million in cash and the remainder in the form of outstanding interest, [4] between 1995 and 1998. [5]
"The FTC estimated on average $2,500 was sent to romance scammers in 2020, more than ten times the median loss across all fraud types. Given the rampant use of social media and rise of online dating services, the opportunity for scammers to prey on individuals is only growing, explained Emma Fletcher, an analyst at the FTC.
Down a dusty alley in the Ghanaian capital Accra, young men huddle together in a small, dark room and cast off their true identities, taking on the phony role of women looking for love online ...
A Nigerian man living in Oklahoma City was sentenced this week to federal prison for committing an online “romance scam” against an Alabama woman.. In Oklahoma City federal court, Abdul Waris ...
According to a forthcoming 2022 Zelle survey, "Consumer Education, Money and Dating," 55 percent of romance victims said they knew their scammers "very well" or "well enough."
The con artist approaches the victim on an online dating service, an instant messenger, or a social networking site. The scammer claims an interest in the victim, and posts pictures of an attractive person. [88] The scammer uses this communication to gain confidence, then asks for money. [87]
Just in time for Valentine's Day, the FBI is warning of online dating scams. The bureau received more than 15,000 reports linked to romance scams last year with more than half of those complaints ...