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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mogomotsi Magome

Fake lovers accused of wooing 100 American women out of $6M arrested

Six Nigerian nationals connected to an organized criminal syndicate accused of defrauding American women out of more than $6 million in online romance scams are set to be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police announced.

The individuals were apprehended in Cape Town in 2021 and are being turned over to Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on Friday before being flown to the U.S. to face criminal charges of wire fraud and money laundering.

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