An Oklahoma woman has been accused of orchestrating a series of romance scams that defrauded four elderly women out of $1.5 million. The Oklahoma attorney general reported that the woman, who allegedly used multiple aliases and posed as a man, manipulated the victims into sending large sums of money. The scheme reportedly involved the laundering of funds, and authorities have charged her with money laundering. The investigation revealed that the scams were part of a broader operation that involved moving $2.5 million through cryptocurrency accounts over a three-year period, targeting victims across the United States.
An Oklahoma woman who used online romance scams to steal $1.5 million has been charged with laundering money, police said. https://t.co/bU5gaoqrnz
He ran a fake romance empire from 🇳🇬 to 🇬🇧 to 🇺🇸—and funneled millions through crypto. Charles Nwadavid allegedly built a 3-year scheme that pulled U.S. victims into online love traps, moving $2.5M through bitcoin accounts. The DOJ says one woman became the unwitting
A Pawnee, Oklahoma, woman was arrested this week, accused of posing as a man under multiple aliases and scamming four out-of-state elderly women out of $1.5 million. https://t.co/QnwqSJGNEQ