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Global Fraud Files
Browse reported fraud arrests, indictments, prosecutions, guilty pleas and convictions from jurisdictions around the world.
Breaking news · 15 October 2026
New reports · 14 October 2026
36 records found
FRAUD-SOUTH-AFRICA-BLACK-AXE-EXTRADITION-2026 · 11 Sep 2026 · extradition announced
Six Nigerian nationals · South African extradition announcement
Charged
Reader-supplied illustration · limited non-generative sharpening · not case evidence
Jurisdiction South Africa → United States · Nigerian nationals
Alleged romance fraud and money laundering
More than R100 million alleged · not a court finding
South Africa's Hawks announced the planned extradition of six Nigerian nationals arrested in Cape Town in 2021 over alleged romance fraud targeting more than 100 U.S. women. A later U.S. Justice Department release confirms five extraditions in a New Jersey case; it does not resolve the status of the sixth person. Charges are not convictions. Crime Watch Global thanks readers for sharing information; official sources do not link these arrests to reader tips.
Source: South African Government News Agency · Hawks, 11 Sep 2026
FRAUD-US-LOVE-CHAN-ROMANCE-2026 · 28 Aug 2026 · federal complaint
Daejon Labrayae Love and Taylor Jamie Chan
Arrested & Charged
Reader-supplied collage · identity not independently authenticated · limited non-generative adjustment
Jurisdiction United States · Oregon federal court
Alleged romance and investment fraud
More than $1.3 million alleged · not a court finding
Federal prosecutors charged Love and Chan by criminal complaint after their 24 August arrests, alleging a false 49ers-player persona and fictitious investments targeting at least 26 women. This is a complaint, not an indictment or conviction. Crime Watch Global thanks readers for sharing information; the official report does not link these arrests to reader tips.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office · District of Oregon
FRAUD-US-STOLEN-CHECKS-OBAYUWANA-2026 · 28 Aug 2026 · indictment announced
Ada William Obayuwana, Albert Tai Vu and Cassandra Marie Murrillo
Charged
Reader-supplied illustration · limited non-generative adjustment · not case evidence
Jurisdiction United States · California federal court
Alleged stolen-check bank fraud
More than $8.1 million in checks allegedly obtained · not a proven loss
A federal indictment accuses three defendants of handling more than $8.1 million in stolen checks, including Treasury benefit and refund checks. Obayuwana and Vu were arrested; prosecutors said Murrillo was expected to surrender. All are presumed innocent. Crime Watch Global thanks readers for sharing information; the official release does not link these arrests to reader tips.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office · Central District of California
FRAUD-SOUTH-AFRICA-MATLALA-LEASE-2026 · 23 Sep 2026 · court update
Tsakane Matlala and three co-accused · Waterkloof lease
Charged
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction South Africa · Pretoria
Alleged property and lease fraud
R95,000 monthly rent · not a proven loss
Eyewitness News reported that Tsakane Matlala and two co-accused were granted R20,000 bail each in a fraud case also naming Vusimuzi Matlala. The Waterkloof property lease was reportedly R95,000 per month; the allegations are not convictions.
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Source: Eyewitness News · Pretoria court report, 23 Sep 2026
FRAUD-SOUTH-AFRICA-BLOUBERG-2026 · 24 Sep 2026 · arrests reported
Three unnamed suspects · Blouberg security tender
Arrested
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction South Africa · Limpopo
Alleged municipal security-tender fraud and corruption
R16 million tender value · not a proven loss
The Hawks reported the arrest of three people and charges against a linked security company in an investigation into a Blouberg Municipality security tender. Investigators allege that the bid used a fraudulent profile and claimed firearm licences while using another company's firearms. The 24 September report said a court appearance was expected, not that anyone had been convicted.
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Source: SABC News · Hawks statement, 24 Sep 2026
FRAUD-GLOBAL-000 · 29 Jun 2026 · Report updated Sep 2026
Rev. Emmanuel Boakye-Danquah
Sought by Authorities
Supplied composite · independently unauthenticated
Jurisdiction Ghana
Alleged currency counterfeiting · Transnational financial crime
Reported face values: US$5.2m+, CFA 623m and GH¢7.1m
Ghanaian security authorities reportedly uncovered printing and storage facilities at a Klagon religious property after an earlier Lashibi raid led to five arrests. Boakye-Danquah is reportedly being sought in connection with the investigation. The allegations are not a conviction, and identity and case details in the supplied composite have not been independently authenticated.
Source: National Security report supplied to Crime Watch Global
FRAUD-GLOBAL-001 · 17 Sep 2026
Alla Nowowiejski
Arrested & Indicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Mail fraud · False statements · Immigration services
Federal prosecutors allege that the Houston-area immigration attorney accepted client payments but failed to submit applications or submitted incomplete filings, then provided false documents or unrelated case references. An indictment is an accusation, and Nowowiejski is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Source: Federal prosecution report
FRAUD-GLOBAL-002 · 16 Sep 2026
Michael Young, Donye Mitchell & Lakiya Malone
Charged
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Public-funds fraud · Bribery · Homelessness-aid programs
Approximately $12m allegedly stolen
Los Angeles federal cases allege misuse of homelessness-aid and social-service funds through shell companies, fake vendors, false representations and bribery. Young and Malone were reportedly arrested, while Mitchell was reported as a fugitive. The charges are allegations, not convictions.
Source: Federal prosecution report
FRAUD-GLOBAL-003 · 15 Sep 2026
Twelve San Diego home-daycare defendants
Charged
Map supplied with the federal announcement
Jurisdiction United States
Wire fraud · Money laundering · Childcare-subsidy fraud
More than $10m alleged
Federal complaints charge 12 people in separate alleged home-daycare schemes involving false attendance records and childcare payments for services prosecutors say were not provided. Complaints contain allegations only, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Source: Federal prosecution report
FRAUD-GLOBAL-004 · Sep 2026
Five men arrested in police-impersonation investigation
Arrested
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
Police impersonation · Courier fraud
£10,000 reportedly taken
West Midlands Police reported the arrest of five 19-year-old men after elderly Wolverhampton residents were allegedly persuaded to hand cash to callers posing as police officers. Arrests and suspicions are not convictions.
Source: West Midlands Police report
FRAUD-GLOBAL-005 · Sep 2026
Turkey international investment-fraud defendants
Arrested
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction Turkey
Investment fraud · Forex and cryptocurrency scams
Losses reported at approximately $3bn
Turkish authorities reported coordinated raids targeting 239 suspects and 42 call centres allegedly used to promote fraudulent forex and cryptocurrency investments. Nine Israeli citizens were reportedly among those arrested. The claims remain allegations.
Source: Turkish authorities report
FRAUD-001 · 28 Aug 2026
Oluwasegun Baiyewu
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Money laundering · BEC · Romance fraud
More than $3.1m
A federal jury convicted Baiyewu in August 2025. He was sentenced to 95 months for laundering proceeds from business-email-compromise, romance and unemployment-insurance fraud schemes, including through vehicles shipped to Nigeria.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
FRAUD-002 · 28 Jul 2026
Derrick Van Yeboah
Alias: Van
Convicted & Sentenced
Public case photograph
Jurisdiction United States
Romance scams · Business email compromise
More than $10m personally attributed
Yeboah pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced to 85 months. Prosecutors described a Ghana-based organization responsible for romance-scam and business-email-compromise losses exceeding $100 million.
FRAUD-003 · 14 May 2026
Jamal Abubakari, Kamal Abubakari & Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie
Alias: Arrangement · Lancaster
Arrested & Indicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Romance fraud · Wire fraud · Money laundering
A federal indictment charged the three defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. The Justice Department reported that all three were arrested in Virginia. The charges remain allegations.
Source: U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio
FRAUD-003A · 7 Aug 2025
Isaac Oduro Boateng
Alias: Kofi Boat
Arrested & Indicted
Public case photograph
Jurisdiction Ghana / United States
Romance scams · Business email compromise
Organization allegedly stole more than $100m
Boateng was extradited from Ghana and presented in a U.S. federal prosecution alleging his role in a Ghana-based fraud organization. The indictment is an allegation and the cited release does not record a conviction.
FRAUD-004 · 20 Feb 2026
Anais Thalia Ossele Massaba
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Unemployment-benefit fraud · Identity theft
More than $1.7m
Massaba was sentenced to 54 months for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising from fraudulent unemployment-benefit applications submitted from abroad.
Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland
FRAUD-005 · 23 Feb 2026
Elizabeth Christina Smith
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction South Africa
Payroll fraud · Money laundering
R896,506.95
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority reported Smith's conviction and sentence on 242 fraud counts and 242 money-laundering counts arising from a payroll scheme.
Source: South African National Prosecuting Authority
FRAUD-005A · 6 Feb 2026
Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction Poland / United States
Inheritance fraud · Mail and wire fraud
Multimillion-dollar scheme
Nnebocha was arrested in Poland in 2025, extradited to the United States, pleaded guilty and received a sentence of more than eight years for an inheritance-fraud scheme targeting elderly victims.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
FRAUD-006 · 6 Jan 2026
Muna Abdi
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Government-benefit fraud · Impersonation
$25,638.61 restitution
After pleading guilty to conversion of government funds, Abdi received probation and was ordered to pay restitution for impersonating her deceased mother to receive Social Security benefits.
Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Utah
FRAUD-007 · 19 Nov 2025
Uchechukwu Gideon Eze
Alias: Gideon Eze
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Business email compromise · Wire fraud
$182,201.80 restitution
Eze pleaded guilty to wire fraud and received a 21-month sentence for a business-email-compromise scheme that targeted a family-owned Indiana business.
Source: U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Indiana
FRAUD-008 · 17 Oct 2025
John Muriuku Wamuigah
Pleaded Guilty
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction Malaysia / United States
Business email compromise
More than $12m losses and intended losses
Wamuigah was arrested in Malaysia, extradited to the United States and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He was later sentenced in March 2026 to approximately 23 months, effectively time served.
Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Connecticut
FRAUD-009 · 4 Sep 2025
Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh
Charged
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States / Kenya
International money laundering
Millions allegedly transferred
A federal indictment charged Sheikh with conspiracy to commit international money laundering in the Feeding Our Future investigation. The charge is an allegation and no conviction is recorded in the cited release.
Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota
SAMUEL-INKOOM-US-VISA · 27 Dec 2024 · GNA court report
Samuel Inkoom — U.S.-visa case
Arrested
Reader-supplied · identity not independently verified
Jurisdiction Accra Circuit Court, Ghana
Alleged visa fraud · Two complainants
US$4,000 and US$2,000 alleged payments
Ghana News Agency reports that police arrested Inkoom after complaints about promised U.S. visas; the arrest date is not specified. Inkoom denied the $4,000 allegation in court. On 27 December 2024, the court granted GH¢100,000 bail with two sureties and set a hearing for 22 January 2025. This was a bail decision, not a finding of guilt; no later final judgment was located in the public sources reviewed.
Source: Ghana News Agency · 27 Dec 2024
SAMUEL-INKOOM-DUTCH-VISA · 11 Jan 2024 arrest · 1 Dec 2024 court report
Samuel Inkoom — Dutch-visa case
Arrested
Reader-supplied · identity not independently verified
Jurisdiction Accra Circuit Court, Ghana
Alleged visa fraud · Netherlands visa
US$3,500 quoted fee · GH¢32,100 paid, according to prosecution
Ghana News Agency reports an arrest on 11 January 2024 after a student's visa complaint. At a hearing reported 1 December, Inkoom pleaded not guilty and received GH¢50,000 bail with one surety. His lawyer said GH¢7,000 had been refunded and sought time to return the balance. A 30 December hearing was scheduled; no final judgment or verified later repayment outcome was located.
Source: Ghana News Agency · 1 Dec 2024
SAMUEL-INKOOM-KWABENYA · 27 Sep 2024 · reported court hearing
Samuel Inkoom — Kwabenya visa case
Charged
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction Kwabenya Circuit Court, Ghana
Alleged visa fraud · Dubai-to-U.S. relocation
US$8,000 alleged payments
Sports Tribune reported that Inkoom appeared before the Kwabenya Circuit Court in a separate case involving two complainants. The judge reportedly granted his request for more time, until 31 October 2024, to arrange repayment. The report says police used a summons after unsuccessful invitations; it does not establish a separate arrest. The extension was not a conviction, and no final disposition or certified order was located.
Source: Sports Tribune · 27 Sep 2024
FRAUD-010 · 6 May 2024
Lerato Patricia Mufamadi
Convicted & Sentenced
Official SAPS / Hawks photograph
Jurisdiction South Africa
Corporate fraud
R15m
The South African Police Service reported that Mufamadi pleaded guilty and was sentenced by the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court on multiple fraud counts involving MMG South Africa.
Source: South African Police Service / Hawks
FRAUD-011 · 11 Jun 2024
Paul Maucha
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Advance-fee and investment fraud
Maucha was convicted in February 2024 and sentenced to 135 months for an advance-fee and investment-fraud scheme operated through American Eagle Services Group.
Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia
FRAUD-012 · 15 May 2024
Abdelrahman Ahmed-Elkilani
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Employee wire fraud
$430,749 restitution and forfeiture
Ahmed-Elkilani pleaded guilty and received an 18-month sentence for using false transactions and operator codes to misappropriate money from his former employer.
Source: U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey
FRAUD-013 · 22 Mar 2024
Njuh Valentine Fombe
Alias: Valentine
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Business email compromise · Wire fraud
More than $37m intended loss
Fombe received a 12-year federal sentence for participating in business-email-compromise and wire-fraud conspiracies.
Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland
FRAUD-014 · 3 May 2024
Emmanuel Quamey
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Romance-scam money laundering
About $3.8m victim loss
Quamey pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 48 months for receiving and laundering romance-scam proceeds. The court ordered forfeiture and restitution.
Source: U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York
FRAUD-015 · 2024
Mona Faiz Montrage
Alias: Hajia4Reall
Convicted & Sentenced
Public case photograph
Jurisdiction United States
Romance fraud · Money laundering
More than $2m in fraudulent funds
The Ghanaian influencer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to receive stolen money in a romance-scam case and was sentenced in the Southern District of New York.
FRAUD-016 · 23 Mar 2023
Abdul Inusah
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Romance fraud · False online personas
$128,000 restitution
Following a federal jury trial, Inusah was sentenced to two years for using false online personas to defraud victims in multiple U.S. states.
Source: U.S. Attorney, Southern District of West Virginia
FRAUD-017 · 1 Nov 2023
Ezennia Peter Neboh
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction Spain / United States
Inheritance fraud · Mail and wire fraud
Neboh was arrested in Spain, extradited and sentenced to 128 months for an international inheritance-fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims with false bank and inheritance letters.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
FRAUD-018 · 18 Jan 2023
Blessing Adeleke
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction United States
Bank fraud · Identity theft
Adeleke was convicted by a jury in 2022 and sentenced to 37 months for a scheme involving stolen personal information, fraudulent checks and unauthorized purchases.
Source: U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio
FRAUD-019 · 11 Nov 2022
Pedro Lussati
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction Angola
Embezzlement · Currency fraud · Money laundering
An Angolan court convicted and sentenced Lussati to 14 years plus 100 days after finding that salary sheets at the Presidential Security House had been inflated and altered.
FRAUD-020 · 21 Feb 2020
Luis Filipe Duarte D'Almeida Fernandes & Nazmien Warner
Convicted & Sentenced
No verified reusable portrait located
Jurisdiction South Africa
VAT fraud · Racketeering · Money laundering
More than R100m
After guilty pleas and a plea agreement, the Cape High Court sentenced Fernandes and Warner over a large VAT-fraud scheme involving hundreds of counts.