Dazzled by a tale of gold bars in war-torn Syria and the hope of love, dozens of U.S. women were duped by a $2.1 million online dating scam that, according to federal prosecutors, left some penniless and pushed one to suicide.
Prosecutors on Sept. 5 charged Rubbin Sarpong, 35, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, saying that he posed on dating websites as a U.S. soldier overseas, all the while taking selfies of himself in New Jersey with luxury gold watches, designer clothes, and wads of cash.
