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Nigerian romance scammer jailed after being caught out by fellow fraudster

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 09:38 AM UTC·Source: Graham Cluley

Updated: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC

Executive Summary

A Nigerian fraudster spent years posing as a woman online, romancing unsuspecting American men out of their savings - until he accidentally tried the same trick on a fellow scammer, who told him to "learn how to do a clean job." The recovered chat logs helped put him behind bars for 15 years. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Analysis

A Nigerian fraudster spent years posing as a woman online, romancing unsuspecting American men out of their savings - until he accidentally tried the same trick on a fellow scammer, who told him to "learn how to do a clean job." The recovered chat logs helped put him behind bars for 15 years. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Graham Cluley on Apr 3, 2026.

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