Abu Trica: See the Luxury cars and mansion seized from alleged Ghanaian 'romance scam' kingpin
The fraudsters also used money mules based in Ghana and contacts in the Ghanaian immigrant community in the United States to launder millions of dollars through fake businesses and bank accounts.
A 31-year-old Ghanaian national has been extradited to the United States to face charges over his alleged role in a sophisticated romance fraud scheme that defrauded more than 80 elderly victims of over $8 million.
Scam explained Court documents allege that from about April 2023 to November 2025, Kumi was part of a criminal network that devised romance fraud schemes to obtain money from elderly United States citizens, often widows or divorcees.
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