Targeting the Lonely: Nigerian-based Scammers
February 21, 2019 ~ Ann Corcoran
I know it’s hard to believe that there are so many lonely men and women, especially seniors, who fall for on-line dating site scams and actually send money—millions of dollars annually—to people they think they are in love with, but have never met.
This story from Axios is about “Scarlet Widow†a Nigerian-headquartered fraud network,
Scarlet Widow: Anatomy of a romance-scam ring
A Nigeria-based romance-scam outfit, dubbed Scarlet Widow in a new report, has been bilking lonelyhearts of their savings since 2015.
https://fraudscrookscriminals.com/2019/02/21/targeting-the-lonely-nigerian-based-scammers/
