| Category Name | Corruption |
| Source of News | efccnigeria.org |
| Date of New | 2026-07-15 |
| News Headline | Romance Scam: EFCC Hands Over Forfeited Assets to Australian Victim in Lagos |
| Name of Reporter | EFCC |
| Name of Victim | Karo Rita |
| Age | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Australian nationals |
| Type of Matter | Corruption |
| Complain Office | EFCC |
| Crime Address | Lagos |
| Crime State | Lagos |
| Crime Local Govt Area | Not Available |
| Crime City | Lagos |
| Geo-Political Zone | SOUTH-WEST |
| Crime Date | |
| Alleged Offence | Charges bordering on romance scam and obtaining by false pretence |
| Section of the Law | |
| Crime Motivation | |
| Type of Sector | Private corruption - convicted for fraudulently obtaining valuables and other assets from his spouse |
| Alleged Crime Organization | Individual |
| Organization Category | Love relationship pretense/romance scam |
| Crime Sector | Individual |
| Type of Crime | Fraud (obtaining by false pretence) |
| Item Description | |
| Quantity | |
| No of Deaths(SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS) | |
| General Remark | Option of fine |
| Perpetrators Destination | 1 |
| No of Victims | 1 |
| Prosecuting Agency | EFCC |
| Arraignment Date | |
| Court | Special Offences Court |
| Court Address: State | Lagos |
| Court Address: Town | Ikeja, Lagos |
| Name of Judge | Justice O. O. Abike-Fadipe |
| Prosecting Counsel | |
| Defense Counsel | |
| No of Persons Being Prosecuted | 1 |
| Status of Matter | Sentenced to 1 year imprisonment with option of fine and and also ordered the forfeiture of all assets recovered from him to the Fed. Govt. as restitution for the benefit of the victim |
| No of Deaths(CIVILIAN) | |
| No of Persons Jailed | 1 |
| Forfeited Assets | |
| Amount Forfeited | |
| Alleged Ransom Demanded | |
| Alleged Ransom Paid | |
| Conviction Date | 2024-03-12 |
| Details | Source |