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A Taunton "Romance Scam"

A Taunton man was sentenced to two years behind bars after he and multiple others collected more than a million dollars through online “romance scams.” According to CBS 12 in Providence, Francis Okafor created a fake online identity to manipulate victims into sending money to fake accounts that he opened using fake passports. The 30 year old alongside multiple others he worked alongside would then withdrAw the victims’ money from various bank branches and ATMs, wiring the money overseas. Okafor pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud conspiracy back in August. His federal prison sentence will be followed by two years of supervised release. and is ordered to pay the full amount of stolen cash of over 1.1 million dollars.

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