Nigerian man sentenced to six years in prison for $2 million in cryptocurrency "love scam" in the United States

According to Coinjie.com, on September 17, according to Dlnews, the Colorado Attorney's Office announced today that 37-year-old Nigerian man Adetomiwa Seun Akindele was sentenced to 71 months in prison for implementing a cryptocurrency "love scam". According to Coinjie.com, Akindele pretended to be an Italian-American businessman "Frank Labato" during 2018 and defrauded a Colorado widow about $1.7 million in cryptocurrency through a dating website. FBI Denver Division Agent Mark Michalek said such scammers usually target the trust and emotions of their victims. Akindele will be deported after serving his sentence. Experts pointed out that between 2020 and 2024, such criminal networks have transferred more than $75 billion of funds through cryptocurrency exchanges.