A Ghanaian man known as “Dada Joe Remix” has pleaded guilty to running a decade-long romance scam that targeted elderly Americans. The scheme caused roughly $4.4 million in losses, federal prosecutors said.
Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng pleaded guilty last week in a U.S. District Court in Tucson to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
From 2013 to March 2023, Boateng used online dating sites, social media and text messages to build fake romantic relationships with elderly victims across the country. Boateng told victims they had received an inheritance of gold and jewels, then demanded payments for bogus taxes and fees to release the items…