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Two guilty over match.com scam | Two guilty over match.com scam |
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Two men have been found guilty of money laundering after women were scammed out of nearly £250,000 on a dating website. | Two men have been found guilty of money laundering after women were scammed out of nearly £250,000 on a dating website. |
Peter Monty Emu, 28, of Portsmouth and Adewunmi Nusi, 27, of Hermitage, Berkshire, were convicted at Winchester Crown Court of tricking 12 women. | |
Last month, Chukwuka Ugwu, 28, admitted money laundering and Emmanuel Oko, 29, admitted the same charge and fraud. | |
Abbey Boston, 28, of Titchfield, Hampshire was cleared of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. | |
Eberechi Ekpo, 26, of Portsmouth was acquitted under directions of the judge on 29 August. | |
The court during the trial heard how women, who all used match.com, were told by fictional James Richards that he needed money to release a £100m inheritance in India. |