Richard Fasanella and John J. Intoci helped launder nearly $9 million stolen from people across the nation, mostly through ...
Victims were targeted and manipulated through deception and false relationships, often losing money they could not afford to lose, an official said.
The FBI reported that in 2024, approximately 59,000 individuals fell victim to romance scams, losing over $672 million.
Naabanyin Aniagyei-Cobbold, 30, of East Hartford, was sentenced in Des Moines, Iowa to nine years in prison. He must pay more than $1.5 million back to his victims.
Five major U.S. banks are engaging in costly litigation rather than reimburse fraud claims of a 72-year-old dementia patient who lost $337,000 in a romance scam. The victim's lawyer says banks are not ...
Officials said the defendant starred in a music video titled “S.C.A.M." that featured lyrics about receiving “scam money” and “laundering it up." ...
A recent OCCRP investigation identified a Nigerian man who allegedly posed as a Dubai prince to scam a Romanian woman. Now, ...
Romance scams like the one that happened to Look are known as pig butchering. These scams are drawn out over weeks or months, "fattening" the victim with loving words and promises and personal images ...