Ghanaian Nationals Extradited to US Over $100M, BEC, Romance Scams

Three Ghanaian men have been extradited to the US over $100 million fraud involving romance scams and business email compromise targeting individuals and companies.

The FBI and the Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced the extradition of three Ghanaian nationals accused of being part of a large-scale criminal operation. The individuals, namely Isaac Oduro Boateng, Inusah Ahmed, and Derrick Van Yeboah, arrived in the US on August 7, 2025, and are facing charges for their roles in a scheme that stole more than $100 million from dozens of victims. A fourth suspect, Patrick Kwame Asare, has not yet been apprehended.

The indictment (PDF) alleges that these men were high-ranking members of a criminal organisation based in Ghana that ran two primary types of fraud: romance scams and business email compromises.

In romance scams, the criminals created fake online identities to trick vulnerable people, often older men and women, into believing ...