41 romance scam reports
Romance scammer list
Names, aliases and contact details of people reported or prosecuted for dating and romance scams. Search before you send money to someone you met online. Entries are allegations unless marked as convicted; charged people are presumed innocent.
Latest romance scammer reports
Charles Uchenna Nwadavid
Convicted: sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay more than $2.7 million in restitution for stealing from romance scam victims and laundering proceeds through cryptocurrency.
Augustine Ahmed
Arrested for targeting elderly citizens in romance-fraud schemes.
Temitope Omotayo
Named in a New York indictment alleging romance fraud and email compromise schemes. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Tobiloba Ibrahim
Prosecuted for catfishing and blackmail operations.
Ijeoma Okoro
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
David Animashaun
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Gbenga Oyeneyin
Named in a New York indictment alleging romance fraud and email compromise schemes. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
David Emmanuel
Arrested for online-relationship and wire-fraud schemes.
Alex Ogunshakin
Flagged by the FBI in connection with cyber fraud networks combining business email compromise and romance fraud. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Benson Nnamdi
Flagged by the FBI in connection with cyber fraud networks combining business email compromise and romance fraud. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Oluwaseun Adelekan
Named in a New York indictment alleging romance fraud and email compromise schemes. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Solomon Aburekhanlen
Named in a New York indictment alleging romance fraud and email compromise schemes. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Victor Idowu
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Afeez Abiola Alao
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Frederick Orji
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Nnamdi Benson Chidiebere
Indicted for BEC and romance-scam operations targeting U.S. victims.
Jeffrey Paul Kent
Declared a dangerous offender by an Alberta court for a decades-long pattern of predatory romance and confidence frauds against women.
Samuel Ugberaese
Extradited from Nigeria to the United States on charges of orchestrating cross-border romance schemes with a co-conspirator. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Abiola Olajumoke
Named in a New York indictment alleging romance fraud and email compromise schemes. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Oluwaseun Martins
Arrested by EFCC for coordinating romance-fraud cells.
Felix Okpoh
Flagged by the FBI in connection with cyber fraud networks combining business email compromise and romance fraud. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Babatunde Martins
Sentenced in the U.S. for a $7 million romance-scam ring.
Samuel Olumide
Prosecuted for dating-site financial coercion.
Adetomiwa Seun Akindele
Convicted: pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering and was sentenced to nearly six years in prison over a $1.6 million romance scam targeting an elderly American woman.
Kingsley Chiedu Chidobe
Charged with operating romance-scam and business-fraud cells targeting U.S. victims.
Ogolor Ronayerin Ogolor
Convicted: sentenced to three years in federal prison for acting as financial manager of a romance scam ring that took nearly $900,000 from more than a dozen victims.
Ambro Sunday Ohide
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Uwadiale Esezobor
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Micheal Olorunyomi
Flagged by the FBI in connection with cyber fraud networks combining business email compromise and romance fraud. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Abiola Kayode
Flagged by the FBI in connection with cyber fraud networks combining business email compromise and romance fraud. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Chukwemeka Orji
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Uzuh Richard
Flagged by the FBI in connection with cyber fraud networks combining business email compromise and romance fraud. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Olalekan Daramola
Named in a New York indictment alleging romance fraud and email compromise schemes. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Emanuel Stanley Orji
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo
Convicted: sentenced to five years in federal prison for a romance scam that defrauded eight victims of approximately $3.5 million. Operated on dating sites including Match and Zoosk under the alias "Giovanni".
Bernard Okorhi
Co-defendant sentenced for international romance-fraud activity.
Bright Nwosu
Prosecuted for laundering proceeds of romance scams.
Melissa Ann Shepard
Known internationally as the 'Internet Black Widow'; used online dating to target elderly men in Canada and the US, drugging and defrauding multiple husbands.
Michael Olorunyomi
Indicted in connection with an $11 million romance-scam ring.
Irabor Fatarr Musa
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Oluwalobamise Michael Moses
Named in a Texas federal indictment alleging romance fraud conspiracy. Charges only — presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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How to check a romance scammer's photos
Run their profile pictures through a reverse image search (Google Lens, TinEye, Bing). If the same face appears under other names — often a soldier, doctor, engineer or model — the photos are stolen. Compare with our Stolen Faces guides.
Signs you're talking to a romance scammer
- They profess love fast and move you off the dating app.
- They can never video call, or the video always "breaks".
- There's an emergency: customs fees, a medical bill, a frozen account.
- They introduce a crypto "investment" opportunity.