A 43-year-old Nigerian identified as Kingsley O. has been arrested in Turkey for defrauding a Hong Kong dentist of $2.5 million through a romance sc+m built on false promises of marriage.
Kingsley and four alleged accomplices were apprehended in Esenyurt, a district in Istanbul Province, following an investigation into claims that they swindled a female dentist, identified as Siu P.Y.F., out of millions of dollars.
According to Turkish media outlet Haberler, Kingsley allegedly posed online as a wealthy American businessman named Richard when he began communicating with the victim in 2020. The relationship reportedly developed into what the dentist believed was a genuine romance that would culminate in marriage.
