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This is bizarre.
Bags of diamonds, elderly women and a false identity of a "nice guy" stuck in war-torn Syria.
Judging by the vast sums of money stolen, this thing obviously grew legs. And, it is far from being the only one.
Nigerian men targeted elderly women in romance scams worldwide, feds say - CNN
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.
Once co-conspirators based in Nigeria, the United States and other countries persuaded victims to send money under false pretenses, the two Nigerian men who lived in Southern California coordinated the receipt of funds, the indictment says.
Bags of diamonds, elderly women and a false identity of a "nice guy" stuck in war-torn Syria.
Judging by the vast sums of money stolen, this thing obviously grew legs. And, it is far from being the only one.
Paul Delacourt of the FBI's Los Angeles warned people to be careful as romance scams escalate nationwide. The Federal Trade Commission has said scams that prey on vulnerable people cost Americans more money than any other fraud reported to the agency last year. More than 21,000 people were conned into sending $143 million in such schemes in 2018 alone, it reported.
Nigerian men targeted elderly women in romance scams worldwide, feds say - CNN
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