Man who targeted Colorado women in ‘Nigerian romance scam’ arrested

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From news article: the suspect came to the U.S. from Nigeria in early 2017 on a student visa and immediately started the scam-
Article author: 
Eric Ruble
Article publisher: 
KDVR Fox 31
Article date: 
20 January 2019
Article category: 
Colorado News
Tags: 
crime
visas
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A man suspected of scamming two El Paso County women out of tens of thousands of dollars has been arrested, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities described the scheme as a “Nigerian romance scam.”

In February 2018, the sheriff’s office began investigating the alleged scam. Detectives found the suspect came to the U.S. from Nigeria in early 2017 on a student visa and immediately started the scam, according to the sheriff’s office.

Kelly Itive, 26, allegedly used social media to pose as a middle-aged white man with an engineering background ...

 


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