Ghana-based BEC and romance-scam fraud campaign against Americans
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A long-running Ghana-based fraud campaign targeted Americans across the United States from 2016 to May 2023, using business email compromise and romance scams to steal over $100 million. The operation mattered because it combined social engineering and email impersonation to scale losses across both individuals and businesses.
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06.03.2026 12:08 2 articles · 2mo ago
Derrick Van Yeboah pleads guilty in the Ghana-based fraud case
Legal Policy Action UpdateDerrick Van Yeboah, a Ghanaian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and agreed to pay more than $10 million in restitution. Prosecutors said he was a high-ranking member of a large-scale fraud operation based in Ghana that targeted Americans between 2016 and May 2023 using business email compromise attacks and romance scams, stealing over $100 million from victims across the United States. They also said he personally conducted many of the romance scams and was linked to more than $10 million in losses.
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- Ghanain man pleads guilty to role in $100 million fraud ring — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.03.2026 12:08
- Ghanaian Pleads Guilty to Role in $100m Romance Scam — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 09.03.2026 12:00