A Nigerian man living in Oklahoma City was sentenced this week to federal prison for committing an online “romance scam” against an Alabama woman. In Oklahoma City federal court, Abdul Waris Akinsanya ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KCTV) - An investigation into a Nigerian romance scheme could land a man in prison for decades after he fraudulently obtained a student visa and admission to the University of Missouri ...

ST. LOUIS – A woman from St. Louis County faces up to 20 years in prison for her role in a one-million-dollar Nigerian romance scam. Shirley Waller, 43, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in court ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BENTON, Ill. – A Nigerian national appeared ...

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over cash ...

Suspected members of the Nigerian mafia sit in the courtroom at the start of their trial. They are believed to be representatives of the Nigerian "Black Axe" brotherhood. Investigators allege that ...

A Nigerian national who had been residing in Minnesota prior to his arrest, has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison, ordered to pay $1,692,945 in restitution after pleading guilty to one ...