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2. Inside the "hustle kingdom," where overseas scammers ... - AOL

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   The CBS News investigation tracked a significant amount of money lost to romance scams to Ghana. A country with up-to-date technology and an educated population, Ghana has seen inbound wire ...

3. 'A con artist': Man from Ghana sentenced for romance scam ...

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   An immigrant from Ghana who was involved in a romance scam that targeted elderly and recently bereaved people was sentenced Wednesday to 6½ years in prison.

4. John Ackah Blay-Miezah - Wikipedia

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   John Ackah Blay-Miezah (born John Kolorah Blay, 1941–1992) was a Ghanaian con artist.He was a pioneer of advance-fee fraud.He claimed to be worth $47 billion. From the 1960s to 1980s, he is said to have swindled over $200m from victims in North America, Europe, and Asia.

5. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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   A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim's affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim.

6. Mona 4Reall - Wikipedia

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   According to United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, she knowingly received money from older Americans through romance scams. The charges carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison. [24] Hajia4Reall also agreed to pay forfeiture for $2,164,758.41 and make restitution in the same amount.

7. Romance Scams: 7 Warning Signs and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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   Online dating is a legitimate way to begin a relationship in the modern age, but online anonymity also exposes users to fraud and scams.The FBI reported losses of over $956 million to romance ...

8. Sakawa - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] The rituals, which are mostly in the form of sacrifices, are intended to spiritually manipulate victims so that the scammer's fraud is successful. The term Sakawa referred to specific online scams but has since broadened to include all types of online frauds and scams mainly targeting foreigners. The scammers flaunt stylish clothes ...

9. FBI warns of online romance scams: "These are experts" - AOL

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   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 ...