Abu Trica: Check out the Luxury cars and mansion seized from alleged Ghanaian 'romance scam' kingpin
Frederick Kumi, also known as Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng and Abu Trica, a 31-year-old Ghanaian national, was extradited to the United States on July 9, 2026, to face charges over his alleged role in a sophisticated romance fraud scheme that defrauded more than 80 elderly victims of over $8 million. He was arrested in Ghana on December 11, 2025. He faces charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio.
Court documents allege that from about April 2023 to November 2025, Kumi was part of a criminal network that devised romance fraud schemes to obtain money from elderly United States citizens, often widows or divorcees. Kumi and his co-defendant, Daniel Yussif, also known as Denteni and Slab, acted as leaders of the group. The scammers used online dating sites and social media to identify and target their victims, employing AI-driven video platforms to engage with victims under fictitious female personas. The fraudsters also used money mules based in Ghana and contacts in the Ghanaian immigrant community in the United States to launder millions of dollars through fake businesses and bank accounts.
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Frederick Kumi, also known as Abu Trica, a Ghanaian national, has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to an alleged romance
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