Facebook Love Scam: A Fake 'Canadian Immigrant' Arrested, What Investigators Discovered

The Special Cybercrime Division arrested a repeat offender for love scams and phone thefts. He posed as a Senegalese living in Canada on Facebook, building trust with women before stealing their phones during meetings. His arrest was made possible by a citizen's alert. The suspect admitted to using this method to resell the stolen devices on the black market.