An Arizona man from Nigeria is said to have scammed millions from women online who were looking for love. We confront him to hear his side of the story, but he refuses. We have what the Secret Service says he did.
You may think to yourself, "That could never happen to me," or, "Why would anyone give away hundreds, thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars, to a complete stranger?"
The truth is, in 2021 alone, romance scam victims reported about a billion dollars in losses according to the FBI.FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum confronted him, asking, "Hey, you Kingsley?""Hey, Kingsley. I’m Justin Lum with FOX 10. Can we talk to you about your recent case regarding romance scam victims?" "Are you sure? We just wanna get your side of the story, Kingsley.
Indicted last October on several federal charges, Ibhadore is accused of conspiracy, transactional money laundering, and false use of a passport."That’s a fairly substantial number," said Scott Windish, putting it lightly. He's the acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service in Phoenix.
The indictment reveals romance scam victims sent Ibhadore checks payable to those names. Investigators say he deposited the checks – some amounts as much as $100,000 before withdrawing cash and transferring funds to accounts in Turkey and Nigeria."There are $2.95 million. Each victim did not lose $300,000. Some were only $30. Some were $60. Some were $100 or $200,000," Windish said, breaking down some of what the transactions amounted to.
"They’re being preyed upon. They’re desperate. They are either widowed, widowered, they’re lonely, and they’ve finally found someone who gives them positive attention," Windish says.To get insight, we get set up with "Chris," a self-proclaimed reformed romance scammer. We're keeping his name private.Below is a conversation with Chris.
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