Three Ghanaian Nationals Extradited to US for $100 Million Romance Scam, Business Email Compromise

Three Ghanaian nationals, Isaac Oduro Boateng, Inusah Ahmed, and Derrick Van Yeboah, have been extradited to the United States for their alleged roles in a sophisticated international criminal organization that stole over $100 million through romance scams and business email compromises.
The suspects arrived in the US on August 7, 2025, and are set to appear before a US Magistrate Judge.
According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI, the trio, along with a fourth suspect, Patrick Kwame Asare, who remains at large, were high-ranking members of a criminal organization based in Ghana.
The group allegedly committed romance scams and business email compromises against individuals and businesses located across the US, targeting vulnerable older men and women who were tricked into believing they were in online romantic relationships with fake identities.
The suspects are accused of tricking victims into sending money or helping launder funds by creating fake online relationships and deceiving businesses into wiring funds to the enterprise through spoofed emails and forged documents. Each suspect faces charges of wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to receive stolen money, and receipt of stolen money, with potential prison sentences ranging from 5 to 20 years.
The extradition was made possible through collaboration between the US Department of Justice and Ghanaian authorities. US Attorney Jay Clayton praised the outstanding work of the FBI and thanked Ghana and the US Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs for their assistance. “Offshore scammers should know that we, the FBI, and our law enforcement partners will work around the world to combat online fraud and bring perpetrators to justice,” Clayton said.