The story of a widow who lost nearly £1 million in a romance scam has resurfaced following renewed interest in a court case involving a suspected Ghanaian fraudster.

British widow Janet Fordham, 69, from Devon, died in a car crash in Ghana after she was conned by romance fraudsters out of her entire £1million life savings, an inquest has heard.

A Ghanaian national had pleaded guilty to scamming countless victims as part of a global fraud ring that engaged in romance fraud and business email compromise (BEC). The Justice Department announced ...

Within Ghana, online scams have become popular among young people who say they have few other economic prospects.