According to reports circulating on social media, Arinze and his cohorts somehow managed to dupe numerous victims running business email compromise and romance fraud schemes out of approximately $1m.

He then used fake Ghanaian and Beninoise passports to open as many as five bank accounts and deposit the cash into them.

He forwarded some of the money to his accomplices and kept some for himself.

He has been arrested and pleaded guilty and faces 10 years in prison.

“Arinze Michael Ozor, age 36, of Bowie, Maryland, a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria, pleaded guilty on January 3, 2020, to federal charges of forgery or false use of a passport, in connection with his use of false passports to open “drop accounts” for a money laundering conspiracy.” a statement from the Maryland U.S Attorneys office reads.