Kingsley Ibhadore, a Nigerian citizen and U.S. resident, helped launder nearly $4 million in romance scam proceeds. Ibhadore acted as a "money mule," using multiple bank accounts and aliases to ...

Among reported romance scams in Q1 2025, men make up a higher proportion of volume (60% ... and even detect AI-generated images or celebrity photos being used as profile pictures,” he noted. Banks can ...