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A Nigerian man identified as Kingsley O. has been arrested in Turkey for allegedly defrauding a Hong Kong-based dentist of $2.5 million through a romance scam.

According to Turkish news outlet Haberler on Friday, Kingsley and four accomplices were arrested in Esenyurt, a district of Istanbul Province, following an investigation into an alleged online fraud scheme that spanned two years.

The report stated that the suspect, who allegedly posed as an American businessman named Richard, met the victim, identified as Siu P.Y.F., online in 2020 and promised to marry her.

Investigators said the pair maintained a long-distance relationship through phone communication, during which the suspect allegedly convinced the woman that he was carrying out a major investment project in Istanbul and needed financial assistance.

Believing they would eventually get married, the dentist reportedly transferred a total of $2.5 million in instalments to several bank accounts in Turkey between 2020 and 2022.

However, after receiving the funds, the suspect allegedly cut off communication and became unreachable, prompting the victim to report the matter to authorities in Hong Kong.

The report noted that initial investigations by Hong Kong police did not yield results, leading the victim to engage a Turkish lawyer and lodge a complaint with the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Subsequently, operatives of the Istanbul Police Department’s Fraud Bureau traced the bank accounts that received the funds and arrested five account holders.

While four of the suspects reportedly denied knowledge of the transactions, one suspect allegedly told investigators that he handed over the money received in his account to a Nigerian man known to him as Richard.

The confession reportedly led investigators to Kingsley, whom police identified as the alleged mastermind behind the scheme.

He was arrested during a police operation and taken into custody for questioning.

The report stated that Kingsley denied the allegations during interrogation.

He and five other suspects were later arraigned in court under tight security following the conclusion of police investigations.

Authorities allege that the suspect used a false identity to convince the victim to part with the funds under the guise of a romantic relationship and planned marriage.

Source: https://punchng.com/nigerian-arrested-in-turkey-over-2-5m-romance-scam/

#Small boy with a Big God. #Forever Blessed 🙏.

They love typing that caption while flaunting their ill gotten wealth.

Na that same God go continue to dey catch all of una one by one and bless una with prison sentence and untimely death.

Theif!

Believing they would eventually get married, the dentist reportedly transferred a total of $2.5 million in instalments to several bank accounts

na wa. no wonder most men prefer having a male child.

Dbull on this one!!


What a huge amount , and they will lavish the money, instead of them to invest in a talented artist like me and make times 100 of it

Why not use this talent and channel it to the right source...

Kingsley from ozugbu ozugbu politics.
Saint wey dey call presido sniffer
90% crime performer.
Very soon you will hear money na water.
Even mark, otedola, dangote wey get money pass their generation no say so..
Crime money dey sweet for Dem mouth.. lazy lot
Why are thou soiling our name.

Make I just see the $500,000


I go first employ like 10 obedient as my gateman and cook

I can see what the OP with the name

Nice one!

Do we blame His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) for this also?

We talk about the reputation and image of our country being destroyed by politicians who make up less than 1% of the population, while we are the major culprit.

Ordinary Nigerians have tarnished the image of this great country across the world than any politician, and when you blame them, they hide under the economic woes of the country.

They have COMPLETELY DESTROYED the image of the country that even on a blue or red passport, once your birth place is Nigeria, you have been profiled instantaneously.

I just don’t know! From fraud to drugs, we just keep leading across the world.

$2.5m isn't bread.

It's an entire bakery!

Chai. Spoiling Nigeria’s name abroad. Na wa o

flexyrule:
$2.5m isn't bread.

It's an entire bakery!

Probably the guy have cashed out more or something similar than that before, but greed and buga lifestyle won't make him stop.

Name checkers association of nairaland are disappointed...

HacheNoire:
Do we blame His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) for this also?

We talk about the reputation and image of our country being destroyed by politicians who make up less than 1% of the population, while we are the major culprit.

Ordinary Nigerians have tarnished the image of this great country across the world than any politician, and when you blame them, they hide under the economic woes of the country.

They have COMPLETELY DESTROYED the image of the country that even on a blue or red passport, once your birth place is Nigeria, you have been profiled instantaneously.

I just don’t know! From fraud to drugs, we just keep leading across the world.

If he and Nigerian leaders since independence (which he is a big part of) had made this country better, we would have had far fewer international scam and fraud cases involving Nigerians.

Africana1123:
Make I just see the $500,000


I go first employ like 10 obedient as my gateman and cook

Hahahahahahahahah

Cutezt:
If he and Nigerian leaders since independence (which he is a big part of) had made this country better, we would have had far fewer international scam and fraud cases involving Nigerians.

Is Nigeria the worst country in the world or in Africa!

Have you heard Nigeriens committing fraud in large scale across the world? How about Somalis, Sudanese or Yemenis?

That excuse won’t fly.

Kingsley Olietan olaniyi, you no try at all

43Ronin:
Kingsley Olietan olaniyi, you nontry at all

Kingsley Okechukwu Onyema Onyeoshi

Na dem dem. Kingsley O! You gerrit?

DoWhatThouWilt:
na wa. no wonder most men prefer having a male child.

How a dentist come make $2 million. Maybe na family inheritance.

even if you give nigerians jobs, they will still commit fraud

Chinese criminal organisations are using our scamming reputation to traffic nigerians to thailand, cambodia and Myanmar

KINGSLEY OGBONNA ARRESTED IN TURKEY FOR ROMANCE SCAM

Do the crime do the time. Stay legit or go legit!

motymop:
Even if you give nigerians jobs, they will still commit fraud

Chinese criminal organisations are using our scamming reputation to traffic nigerians to thailand, cambodia and Myanmar

Because the society celebrates it!

Hushpuppi has more people looking up to him than Okonjo Iweala, Dangote and Otedola combined.

The society does not celebrate hard-work but fraud!

You showed the face of the victim and blurred the face of the criminal.

The world is indeed a wicked place.

This oyibo peoplp sef.... you go think say dey get brain but seems say na dem mumu pass. Omoo.. but how person go just transfer $2.5m at once because of one imaginary love wey no dey last again. Abi Them bewitch this one nii

That serves him right, he should rot in jail😡

Kingsley O.

Wetin be d "O"?

Abeg make una helep me with answer ooooooh!

The woman like Oyinbo wey fine but ended up with a black guy from somewhere there

Oyinbo wisdom no reach love side. For love side dem sabi fall mugu ba!!! How can they still be falling for this very old format in the 21st Century? I'm highly disappointed.

SarcasticWords:
Source: https://punchng.com/nigerian-arrested-in-turkey-over-2-5m-romance-scam/

Kingsley O(zumba) Mbadiwe