Saheed Owolabi, 34, is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in January. He faces up to 40 years in prison.

BENTON, Ill. – A Nigerian national appeared in federal court on Thursday to be sentenced for running romance scams in Illinois and other parts of the country, defrauding at least a dozen people of ...

In 2025, Ghanaian authorities uncovered several large cybercrime and human-trafficking rings that were using romance scams ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Love then bust. Romance scams almost never end well. It seems women are easier targets. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. lost $547 million to romance scams ...

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 court ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KCTV) - An investigation into a Nigerian romance scheme could land a man in prison for decades after he fraudulently obtained a student visa and admission to the University of Missouri ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them ...

With romance and drama dominating Nigerian reality TV, the industry may be ripe for fresh concepts that challenge the norm. Nigeria’s appetite for reality TV is insatiable. From the drama-packed ...

The mother of one explained that many of these men are more focused on showing off material success than building meaningful emotional connections.

A Nigerian romance scammer was found guilty last month of money laundering. His victims include a Triangle area man trying to buy a home in Apex. A federal jury convicted a Nigerian man of laundering ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BENTON, Ill. – A Nigerian national appeared ...

A Nigerian romance scammer was found guilty last month of money laundering. His victims include a Triangle area man trying to buy a home in Apex. A Nigerian romance scammer was found guilty by a ...