Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $405,000 U.S. Romance Scam.
A 40-year-old Nigerian, Daniel Chima Inweregbu, has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as money laundering, in connection with a romance scam that defrauded American women of more than $405,000.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to court documents, Inweregbu and his co-conspirators ran the scheme between July 2017 and December 2018, using a fake online persona named “Larry Pham” to lure victims on dating sites and social media targeting US citizens.
The statement explained that the group “devised and operated a romance scam whereby they sought to obtain money and property from multiple American women, including four victims, by means of false and fraudulent representations and promises.”
Once they gained the trust of their targets, the conspirators convinced them to transfer funds into domestic bank accounts they controlled.
Authorities said the proceeds were later laundered through intermediaries to disguise their origin and ownership.
“Inweregbu’s scheme resulted in actual and intended losses of over $405,000 to the victims.
A 40-year-old Nigerian, Daniel Chima Inweregbu, has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as money laundering, in connection with a romance scam that defrauded American women of more than $405,000.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to court documents, Inweregbu and his co-conspirators ran the scheme between July 2017 and December 2018, using a fake online persona named “Larry Pham” to lure victims on dating sites and social media targeting US citizens.
The statement explained that the group “devised and operated a romance scam whereby they sought to obtain money and property from multiple American women, including four victims, by means of false and fraudulent representations and promises.”
Once they gained the trust of their targets, the conspirators convinced them to transfer funds into domestic bank accounts they controlled.
Authorities said the proceeds were later laundered through intermediaries to disguise their origin and ownership.
“Inweregbu’s scheme resulted in actual and intended losses of over $405,000 to the victims.
Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $405,000 U.S. Romance Scam.
A 40-year-old Nigerian, Daniel Chima Inweregbu, has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as money laundering, in connection with a romance scam that defrauded American women of more than $405,000.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to court documents, Inweregbu and his co-conspirators ran the scheme between July 2017 and December 2018, using a fake online persona named “Larry Pham” to lure victims on dating sites and social media targeting US citizens.
The statement explained that the group “devised and operated a romance scam whereby they sought to obtain money and property from multiple American women, including four victims, by means of false and fraudulent representations and promises.”
Once they gained the trust of their targets, the conspirators convinced them to transfer funds into domestic bank accounts they controlled.
Authorities said the proceeds were later laundered through intermediaries to disguise their origin and ownership.
“Inweregbu’s scheme resulted in actual and intended losses of over $405,000 to the victims.
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