Police investigators alleged that the mother and daughter were part of a romance scam syndicate that used emotional manipulation and online deception to obtain money from foreign victims.
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) have arrested a mother and her daughter over their alleged involvement in an N18 million romance scam that reportedly targeted and defrauded a Malta-based victim.
The suspects, identified as 39-year-old Urowhe Diana and her 22-year-old daughter, Rokibat Oluwasheyi Imoru, were arrested following investigations into allegations bordering on computer-related fraud, identity theft and money laundering.
According to a statement issued by the Acting Police Public Liaison Officer, DSP Uwana Imah, the case originated from an intelligence report received from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), which allegedly exposed suspicious financial transactions linked to the suspects.
Police investigators alleged that the mother and daughter were part of a romance scam syndicate that used emotional manipulation and online deception to obtain money from foreign victims.
