Nigeria has deported 102 foreign nationals, including 60 Chinese and 39 people from the Philippines, who were convicted of ...

Online romance fraud has become a global phenomenon. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US, romance scams accounted for losses to about 24,000 Americans, exceeding US$1 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 24-year-old Nigerian romance scammer has switched sides and is now helping victims who are being taken to the cleaners by fake lovers.

ST. LOUIS – A woman from St. Louis County faces up to 20 years in prison for her role in a one-million-dollar Nigerian romance scam. Shirley Waller, 43, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in ...

By: Rory Tingle (MailOnline)A woman has told of being conned out of £200,000 by a romance scammer who bombarded her with gushing messages every day for two-and-a-half years.Elizabeth, who is in ...

The scams were not just limited to romance, Hanna said. They included business schemes where fraudsters hack escrow company email systems, impersonate employees and direct payments that funnel ...

The FBI has charged 80 people, mostly Nigerian nationals, for being part of a “massive conspiracy” to defraud millions of dollars from businesses, the elderly, and vulnerable women. The suspects used ...

How the scam worked Investigators detailed an intricate scam traced to two key suspects who oversaw the fraudulent transfer of at least $6 million and the attempted theft of an additional $40 million.

The scams were not just limited to romance, Hanna said. They included business schemes where fraudsters hack escrow company email systems, impersonate employees and direct payments that funnel ...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At least 10 men in several states have been charged in a Nigerian romance money laundering scheme that swindled victims out of more than $1.5 million. U.S. Attorney Trent ...

Savvy Internet users are familiar with ubiquitous Nigerian e-mail scams. But the scammers are savvy themselves, and their plots are taking ingenious twists. Here's how to recognize the scams and ...