--- title: "SCARS™ Scam & Scamming News: Nigerian Romance Scam Suspect In U.S. Court" canonical: https://romancescamsnow.com/scarsrsn-scam-scamming-news-nigerian-romance-scam-suspect-in-u-s-court/ type: post author: "SCARS Institute Editorial Team" published: 2019-06-01 modified: 2022-03-24 summary: "SCARS™ Scam & Scamming News: Nigerian Romance Scam Suspect In U.S. Court Kelly Itive A Nigerian Romance Scammer Is Facing Charges The man believed to be behind a “Nigerian romance scam” that defrauded to Colorado Springs women out of thousands…" organization: "SCARS Institute - Encyclopedia of Scans - World's #1 Anti-Scam Website - Romance Scams NOW" organization_url: https://romancescamsnow.com/ llms: https://romancescamsnow.com/llms.txt --- # SCARS™ Scam & Scamming News: Nigerian Romance Scam Suspect In U.S. Court # SCARS™ Scam & Scamming News: Nigerian Romance Scam Suspect In U.S. Court ## Kelly Itive A Nigerian Romance Scammer Is Facing Charges The man believed to be behind a “Nigerian romance scam” that defrauded to Colorado Springs women out of thousands of dollars was in court Thursday. ## Kelly Itive Is Charged With Theft And Criminal Impersonation The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says he met his victims on social media posing as a middle-aged white man with an engineering background. He scammed the women out of $78,000 dollars. Itive was arrested in Georgia in January and was transferred to Colorado to face charges. He is scheduled to be arraigned on July 18. ### **PLEASE SHARE OUR ARTICLES WITH YOUR CONTACTS HELP OTHERS STAY SAFE ONLINE** **SCARS™ Team** **A SCARS Division** **Miami Florida U.S.A.** **TAGS:** Scam News, News About Scams, News About Scammers, Global Scamming News, Colorado Court, Nigerian Scammer Arrested, Scammer Facing Trial, Romance Scammer Arrested, Nigerian Romance Scams, ## CHAT WITH SCARS™ - « [CLICK HERE](https://m.me/RSN.Main.News.And.Information.Home.Page) » --- END --- # MORE INFORMATION --- - - - ## Tell us about your experiences with Romance Scammers in our « [Scams Discussion Forum on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/SCARS.Avoidance.Information.Public.Group/) » --- - - - ## FAQ: How Do You Properly Report Scammers? It is essential that law enforcement knows about scams & scammers, even though there is nothing (in most cases) that they can do. **Always report scams involving money lost or where you received money to:** 1. **Local Police** - ask them to take an "informational" police report - say you need it for your insurance 2. Your **National Police or FBI** « [www.IC3.gov](http://www.IC3.gov) » 3. The **SCARS|CDN™ Cybercriminal Data Network - Worldwide Reporting Network «** [HERE](https://www.romancescamsnow.com/how-to-report-scammers-fraudsters/) » or on « [www.Anyscam.com](http://www.Anyscam.com) » This helps your government understand the problem, and allows law enforcement to add scammers on watch lists worldwide. --- - - - Visit our **NEW** Main SCARS Facebook page for much more information about scams and online crime: « [www.facebook.com/SCARS.News.And.Information](http://www.facebook.com/SCARS.News.And.Information) » To learn more about SCARS visit « [www.AgainstScams.org](http://www.AgainstScams.org) » ## Please be sure to report all scammers « [HERE](https://www.romancescamsnow.com/how-to-report-scammers-fraudsters/) » or on « [www.Anyscam.com](http://www.Anyscam.com) » ## **Legal Notices: ** All original content is Copyright © 1991 - 2020 SCARS All Rights Reserved Worldwide & Webwide. Third-party copyrights acknowledge. SCARS, RSN, Romance Scams Now, SCARS|WORLDWIDE, SCARS|GLOBAL, SCARS, Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams, Society of Citizens Against Romance Scams, SCARS|ANYSCAM, Project Anyscam, Anyscam, SCARS|GOFCH, GOFCH, SCARS|CHINA, SCARS|CDN, SCARS|UK, SCARS Cybercriminal Data Network, Cobalt Alert, Scam Victims Support Group, are all trademarks of Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Incorporated. Contact the law firm for the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Incorporated by email at legal@AgainstScams.org