African Scammer Bamboozled Tinley Park Woman With Visions of Love, Gold Bars, Antique Rings and Millions in Cash

An African scammer took a Tinley Park woman for more than $9,000 and a PlayStation 4, luring her into his trap with visions of love, gold bars, antique rings and millions of dollars in cash.

The 65-year-old woman reportedly told police she met the man who would take her money through the “online dating site Flirchi.”

“The man said his name was Michael Brown and that he was in Iraq,” according to a police report.

“At Michael’s request, (the woman) sent a PlayStation 4 to” a man named Louis Ohemeng in Ghana, police said, and also wired ”$9,115.76 to Western Union and MoneyGram locations in Ghana and Germany.”

The woman explained she “sent the money since she said she loved Michael and also so she could share four million dollars in currency, eight gold bars, and two antique rings,” police said. “Michael told her the money she sent would be used to ‘clear customs’ and deliver the millions to her.”

The woman reportedly confided to police that “she realizes that her money is gone and that due to the foreign countries that the money was sent to, this department would not be actively investigating the incident. She said she just wanted a report on file.”

The police did note that a “Google search revealed that Louis Ohemeng’s name has been reported as a scammer to online detection sites.”

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