Romance scammer ‘Giovanni’ poses as deployed soldier on dating sites and dupes women out of millions: Feds

FDC Houston (Federal Bureau of Prisons).

FDC Houston (Federal Bureau of Prisons).

A Nigerian national who went by various versions of the name “Giovanni” on dating websites defrauded several women out of more than $3 million, saying he needed money for various bogus reasons such as his father’s funeral and son’s tuition, authorities said.

Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, 40, was indicted on 14 counts of wire fraud, charges for which he could face up to 20 years in prison, prosecutors said. Nwadialo was traveling from Nigeria when he was arrested upon arrival at an airport in Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a Tuesday press release.

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