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Ghanaian national sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing $10M from romance scam victims

·Source: CyberScoop

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Executive Summary

Derrick Van Yeboah impersonated fake romantic partners and directly interacted with victims for more than nine years. The post Ghanaian national sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing $10M from romance scam victims appeared first on CyberScoop .

Analysis

Derrick Van Yeboah impersonated fake romantic partners and directly interacted with victims for more than nine years. The post Ghanaian national sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing $10M from romance scam victims appeared first on CyberScoop .
Source Attribution

Originally published by CyberScoop on Jul 30, 2026.

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