Apparently all of his stock consisted of items he had stolen in one way or another.Sunmola also had one victim apply for a credit card, get cash advances on it, and then send money to him in South Africa through Western Union and Money Gram.

On my yearbook there is a man who says his name is Eddy Jackson. Gives a story about how scared he is and wants someone to send him money to come home.He spent weeks or months developing relationships with his victims, often sending them gifts such as flowers or chocolates, and then asked for small sums of money for supposed minor emergencies in order to test the waters with them.The women were convinced they had found their true love and soul mate, and in most cases he assured them that they would be married in the near future.The scammers create a fake profile, dupe vulnerable people into responding and ultimately getting drawn into what they think is a romantic relationship.One man who says his photo was posted on a dating site without his knowledge told us he gets a dozen e-mails a week from women all over the world who’ve fallen for his online imposter.In fact, he regularly referred to one victim as “Mrs. The indictment charges that he defrauded at least thirty women in the U. Collectively they sent him tens of thousands of dollars.In addition, he used stolen credit cards to order laptops and IPads that he had shipped to his victims. Sunmola even had a store selling electronics in South Africa, which operated illegally.