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Dozens of romance scammers targeting UK victims arrested in Ghana and Nigeria

The Independent UK News · 13 October 2026 at 20:56

Dozens of romance scammers targeting UK victims arrested in Ghana and Nigeria

Running between 6 and 9 October, the targeted operation zeroed in on a number of sites in West Africa

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Dozens of romance scammers targeting UK victims arrested in Ghana and Nigeria

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