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Derrick Van Yeboah and the Reported International Fraud Syndicate

A reported international fraud network involving romance scams, business-email compromise, and cyber-enabled fraud.


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The supplied report describes an international fraud ring that allegedly used romance scams, advance-fee fraud, and business-email compromise to target victims across multiple countries.

Derrick Van Yeboah, also known as Van, was identified in the report alongside other alleged ringleaders. The report says the case involved cooperation between U.S. and Ghanaian authorities, while another charged person was believed to remain at large at the time of the report.

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Romance FraudCyber FraudExtraditionGhana

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