Lonely heart conned out of savings by bogus neurosurgeon

A Nigerian businessman laundered £45,000 conned out of lonely hearts on online dating sites by ‘ruthless’ fraudsters, a court heard. Osaro Osaigbovo, 41, allegedly allowed his bank accounts to be used to store money stolen from users of Match.com and Adult Friend Finder. One victim of the scam lost around £280,000 while another handed over £23,000 after being duped by someone posing as a neurosurgeon. Danny Robinson, prosecuting, told the court Osaigbovo was involved in a money laundering arrangement between…

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