Romance fraud syndicates, which target vulnerable populations through deceptive online relationships to extract money via wire transfers, represent a sophisticated criminal enterprise that requires international law enforcement cooperation to effectively prosecute and dismantle. These organized networks often involve multiple individuals across different countries, with perpetrators using fake personas to establish trust with victims before requesting financial transfers. The case of Arrangement and Lancaster, two Ghanaian nationals indicted in Ohio for allegedly defrauding elderly Americans of approximately $10 million, illustrates how such syndicates operate and how international agencies including the FBI, US Attorney's Office, and Ghanaian security institutions collaborate to investigate and prosecute these crimes. The perpetrators often use their illicit gains to project an image of success through luxury vehicles and social media presence, while simultaneously planning to diversify their operations into politics for potential protection.
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I scan it.
I look for the past weekend or back to back. From Monday Tuesday.
What is happening? Like this weekend guys I tell you it has been a field day for like security agencies in this country and abroad.
What is happening to our moral fiber as a society? Like Information we are because Today investigate.
[ __ ] the the country inside make what?
With the country in do there.
>> [laughter] >> But guys yesterday yes, the reason we didn't do any story on this is when things like this happen now we do wait, you understand to get details.
And to you know Because as the thing they happen then the people involved them on social media pages it was being updated with videos and everything. And I mean until you were so I don't work with FBI, I don't work with BNI until and I don't have sources anywhere.
>> [laughter] >> And so when I saw it in the news I was like okay let's wait because I saw that like the bloggers and the you know like the content creators put out videos and things. I was like let me wait and see.
Then yesterday, the official um you know United States Attorneys Office, Northern District of Ohio.
>> Ohio. Ohio.
Bro. It's all Ohio holding fraud issues.
This is not going to be the first time.
>> Bro, as fraud case winner on Google phone or mobile phone in Ohio. Ohio.
Ohio. Ohio.
I know there are a lot of like there are many Ghanaians living in Ohio. Like that would be like a half for like many Ghanaians. Ghanaians. But this is crazy.
>> Bro, too much criminals.
Some twins be a more successful. Two brothers. Two twins, two two brothers.
Uh Arrangement. Arrangement. Arrangement.
>> [laughter] >> I never hear anything like this.
Arrangement. Yeah. So, like a week ago a news feed that said they have been arrested. They traveled to the US.
>> US. Almost all of them were going to jail when you know what to tell you. I don't know much about music video. As they get there, you know they catch them where they hold them for Virginia.
Yes. And you see here >> [laughter] >> you Who do you mean, Ronnie?
Here Who do you mean, who do you mean to tell you? Mhm. You better catch yourself or or there we will they will come and take your passport and stamp them a visa for you because they want you in your country.
>> True, my [ __ ] And that is exactly what they will do. And you see for this investigation, based on like the write-up that we have um they did it.
They cited like various security agencies in this country. So, let me read. This is this this was shared by the as I said, the United States Attorneys Office, Northern District of Ohio.
>> Ohio. Ghana Ghanaian nationals indicted for romance fraud scams. Mhm.
This is from the official website.
>> Page, my [ __ ] Yo.
Case in case is one of several highlighting criminal patterns targeting older Americans. Cleveland, two brothers from Ghana and a woman from the US have been indicted for allegedly being a part of a criminal network that devised romance fraud schemes to obtain money from victims by what? Mostly targeting the elderly in the United States.
An indictment was recently unsealed in the United States versus Jamal Abubakari and what? Charging the following three individuals with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Now, the three individuals Jamal Abubakari aka Jamal Abubakari aka Arrangement 22 years. 22 Kamal Abubakari aka Kamal Abubakari aka Lancaster 22 and Amanda Amanda Joy Opoku Boakye aka Amanda Joy Glam aka Amanda Joy Kesseh Berhman 53 years. And today these are the three individuals. All three defendants were arrested in Virginia and remain in custody pending federal court proceedings. According to allegations in the indictment from about July 2024 to April 2026, the defendants targeted older Americans on dating websites and social media platforms to engage in romance fraud schemes. The defendants conspired with others to use fake persons to establish close personal relationships with the victims which were often what? Which are often romantic in nature.
After being misled by false stories, the victims sent money via wire transfer to financial accounts controlled by conspiracy members.
Portions of the funds were further provided to co-conspirators in Ghana and elsewhere. A series of cases related to this matter which have also what? Charged which which have also charged conspiracies tied to Ghana for targeting elderly victims have been assigned to one US District Judge to coordinate proceedings. While many defendants in those matters are pending trial or sentencing, nine defendants have been already what? Pleaded guilty. Have already what? Pleaded guilty. Nine collectively been collectively sentenced to approximately 50 years of imprisonment.
In the United States versus Fred Kouadio and Daniel Youssef, aka Dentini, aka Slab, committed one of Swedru, Ghana, and Youssef, 31 of Accra, Ghana, were charged in December 2021 with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering and money laundering conspiracy. In Youssef and Abutreka case, it's still still D. They know.
Yes.
Yes, they So, right now, the Abutreka case, I think they are waiting for the extradition process. In the United States versus David Oye Agyei Boateng, the defendants below are currently serving prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to what? Commit wire fraud and money laundering. Do and Asamoah Gyan, 29, a citizen of Ghana, was sentenced to 71 months of imprisonment, 3 years of super supervised release, and ordered to pay 372,943 US dollars in restitution.
Nancy Adom Kete of Akron [laughter] and Akron and Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced to what? 71 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and what? Ordered to pay 1 million, you know, 1 million plus in restitution. Eric Edu, 46 of Columbus, Ohio, in Ohio, three.
>> [laughter] >> Columbus was sentenced to 71 ordered to pay 668,228 in restitution. The defendants below is So, it goes on and on and on. Yes, it goes on. As they say what? US Attorney David M.
Topfer would like to acknowledge international and national partners for their valuable assistance in this matter. Ghana Attorney General's Office, Yocu, GPS, Ghana Police Service, Ghana Cyber Security Authority, Nacop, Ghana Narcotics Control Commission, Ghana Financial Intelligence Center, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Intelligence Bureau. So, they basically assembled the Avengers >> Avengers >> for this particular Nine people.
>> And for those who don't know, Arrangements and Lancaster.
Arrangements and Lancaster.
>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [singing and music] [music] >> Probably in voice.
>> [music] >> You feel like you're a champion.
>> [music] [music] >> So that is one of the arrangement. They have like a couple of songs on YouTube. So yes, they tried to diversify their portfolio.
So they became musicians. They were releasing music videos. They were collaborating and They drive convertibles, and yeah, I think recently one of them released a I think a Bugatti.
What the one that I want to drive some will be a Is that a Lamborghini? The Urus or whatever. Urus [clears throat] or R8 So they were living the life.
Yeah, when you go on TikTok, they have a page and they were living their life.
They were living their lives.
But yes, the FBI too hard. They have their own plans. Granted them visa and brought them When you are engaged in something like this, what what would make you comfortable enough to travel to the country that you are engaged I don't think they believe they'll be caught. Okay. They don't think they'll be caught. That's why they didn't do them. Okay.
Listen, you are dealing with the FBI.
[clears throat] It is wire fraud. There are traces. You cannot outsmart THEIR SYSTEM.
ALL THE TIMES, BRO, look at the number of fraud boys on my block.
They are always caught.
They do They know. They know the outcome. Most of them know that at the end of the day, we will get here. Yeah, but you know, there are some people now they are watching this video. They are still doing it. They feel they are they No, they They do it. Get the money. Live the fast life. Buy the cars. You know, sleep with all the women. Live the life.
They They want to live the life. SO THEY WOULD SACRIFICE THEIR LIFE. THEY WOULD SACRIFICE their their freedom for the life that they will live now because there is no single fraud boy in this country that doesn't that doesn't know say at the end of the day this will be the outcome. No, no, no. No be everybody. NO, THEY KNOW.
>> [laughter] >> IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN 10 MILLION, THE other one one one the MP the MP they are talking about 215 million US dollars.
That's a lot of money, bro. Like a syndicate.
>> say 10 million allegedly. Allegedly.
For the stories that we've read about the MP the syndicates, they have been involved in like money laundering to the tune of 215 Let me say what? 2 215 million.
>> Yeah. Yes.
So, if you are you this kind of money, won't you tell me say they will let it slide?
Oh, 10 million. The US is 10 million.
Arrangement at Lancaster. 10 million.
>> is like >> 5 5 >> Yes, 10 million. And that's why they were driving the convertibles and everything. Actually, 10 million dollars.
>> 10 million. They will like they know they just want to live the fast life.
Because always Oh, come on.
Come and you see our institutions are assisting them.
Because of immunity Most of them are diversified. Yeah, diversified. in the money Yeah, they they they they enter the politics dilution to enter But they want to enter into the political excellence because they know that protection they there.
True. There is immunity, but the immunity get limit.
You understand? And that is what is happening.
I'm not going to sit here and condone this behavior, but me them me at the end of the day >> But if you look at the nine names that have been listed, nine people really did prepare them or they've sent tens there.
Yeah, yeah, most of them. It tells you that I can do Ghana in top. Yes, very soon our travels will be limited.
>> Uh-huh. And so, you see the names that we mentioned, make you not sit there and talk say Ghanaians, Nigerians have come to Ghana and they are using Ghanaian passport. These are Ghanaians.
>> Yes. If you only one Nigerian name I hear from inside, apart from that, they are Ghanaians living here and so many and doing it.
Yesterday, I was saying that they are they are being strict with us because of our past forefathers. You understand? The things that we have done in the past.
There are countries that they allow their citizens to and fro from America, no problem. Look at the stories coming out.
And you expect them to give you visas.
It is not going to happen. So, media, me, once again, I am not the moral pontification of issues in this country.
And I don't live in self-pity.
But, do whatever you want to do with your life. Whatever you do with your life has consequences. Intermediate.
10 million is a lot of money. 10 million dollars.
>> It's a lot of money.
It's a lot of money. It's a lot of money.
10 million is a lot of Even 1 million.
10 million. So, that 22 years.
Two years ago, means at the age of 20.
>> Yes, when they start the [ __ ] 22 years.
So, they have converted Range Rover, Bugatti, Lamborghini. And this these are the people people look up to in the society.
Charlie, let let me do my hi guys and just concentrate And 10 million is like how much 1 million Now you say like 1 million US dollars is how much in cities? Come cities. Yes.
That's like 10 million 11 million.
Why do they always want to do music though? Because music be very easy to explain.
I'm a musician.
Easy. That why most people they go Yeah.
>> [clears throat] >> Because look at the amount of money. To be honest, Charlie, I don't know these guys so.
I don't hear the name before. Like when I open my my my Tik Tok Tik Tok I do see them. Like yeah.
Go to their Instagram, their Tik Tok page like they are chilling, they are balling, they always in the night clubs, they are traveling and they are you know you know having fun. So You know another argument? They say this is what we are getting for them colonizing us.
I see some foolish argument online and I go like These are like older women in abroad.
And these women, do you know the psychological trauma But why are we allowing them? A 23-year old boy is driving a Corvette. You are not worried. You are not concerned.
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