Police in Toronto, Canada, have arrested 28-year-old Nigerian Chimezie Nwabueze and charged her with a number of crimes related to allegedly scamming two victims out of almost $600,000 in an online romance scam.
According to a statement posted on its website, the Peel Regional Police said that between June 2021 and July 2023, two victims thought they were in a real romantic relationship with the suspect, whom they had met on an online dating site. The suspect also falsely claimed to be the owner of a “Oil Rig” in the Middle East and to be in dire need of money, promising repayment and a meeting later.
“The victims never met in person; they only spoke to him electronically.” The statement was partially read.
The suspect apparently stopped communicating with the victims when they questioned him, and they never received payment for the $610,382 in losses.
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According to police, Nwabueze was charged on April 28 with one count each of instructing the commission of an offense for criminal organization, uttering forged documents, laundering proceeds of crime, and participating in criminal organization activities. Additionally, he was charged with two counts each of possession of property obtained through criminal activity and fraud exceeding $5,000.
He will now appear before the Ontario Court after being discharged on an undertaking.
