Georgia man indicted in $6.5+ million dollar online romance scam and business email compromise fraud

By Homeland Newswire | Nov 27, 2019

News Release: Online romance scams and business email compromise frauds have increasingly become the method of choice for transnational fraudsters targeting U.S. residents and companies, said U.S. Attorney Byung J. BJay Pak. In this case, a single victim allegedly lost millions. This is a stark reminder that users of online dating websites should be aware of such scams and exercise extreme caution if asked for money by anyone online or over the phone.