Nigerian PhD student arrested over alleged $1m fraud, romance scam

Dailypost | 12-04-2025 06:02pm |

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a Nigerian national, Mercy Ojedeji, 24, for orchestrating a complex fraud scheme involving forged academic documents, romance scams, and immigration violations that prosecutors say aimed to defraud victims of over $1 million. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ojedeji used forged transcripts, recommendation letters, a résumé, and [...]Nigerian PhD student arrested over alleged $1m fraud, romance scam

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