A Nigerian man’s wedding to his fiancée, set for May 25 in Houston, United States, has been called off after their arrest on charges of defrauding at least 13 elderly Americans in an online romance scam.
Darlington Akporugo, 46, and his fiancée, Jasmin Sood, 35, were apprehended in April by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for their alleged involvement in a $3.123 million romance scam.
Between 2015 and 2022, the couple is accused of targeting widowed seniors on social media and dating platforms, communicating with victims using email, text messages, and telephone to gain their trust.
Akporugo and Sood allegedly used fictitious personas to seek out and contact elderly victims online, many of whom were widowed and believed they were in romantic online relationships. The victims sent millions to a fraud network.
The couple would convince their victims to transfer large sums of money to various fraudster-controlled or…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
