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Authorities say a husband and wife formerly of NJ and a Nigerian national were indicted for their roles in an online romance and other internet frauds, resulting in the loss of $4.5M to 100 victims.
A former New Jersey couple and a Nigerian national scammed more than 100 lonely hearts out of $4.5 million in an elaborate online romance scheme, federal authorities charged.Martins Inalegwu, 34, of Philadelphia and Steincy Mathieu, 26 of …
The scammers allegedly received money from more than 100 victims across the U.S., officials said.
Four people, including a New Jersey man and a couple who formerly lived in New Jersey, have been indicted in a US$4.5mil (RM19.80mil) Internet romance scam, US Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Martins Inalegwu, 34, of Philadelphia and Steincy Mathieu, 26, of Brooklyn, New York – a couple that once lived in Burlington County, New Jersey – and Moses Chukwuebuka Alexander, of Nigeria, were indicted in a $4.5 million online romance scheme. They allegedly created fake internet personas to forge romantic relationships with people who would send them money for fake emergencies. Oluwaseyi Fatulo, of Springfield, New Jersey, also was charged in the indictment.