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Romance scammers in Ghana charged with more than $100 million in theft

ID: 673dbf89-b818-5d6d-b1d7-b07f42e1e11f

STIX ID: report--673dbf89-b818-5d6d-b1d7-b07f42e1e11f

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2025-08-14

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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The report details the extradition and indictment of four Ghanaian nationals accused of operating an organized romance-scam and business-email-compromise operation that allegedly stole over $100 million from U.S. victims; it explains common scam tactics (moving to private messaging apps, cultivating trust, using money mules, and fake investment or emergency pretexts), lists charges against the defendants, and provides advice for recognizing and reporting scams.

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