Three jailed for 'romance fraud' of woman who lost life savings

The woman in her sixties transferred just over €254,000 to a man whom she had been messaging online

Rasak Sami Sadu, 30, from Lohunda Downs, Clonsilla in Dublin, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and was sentenced to three years in prison. Picture: Collins Courts

Three men have been jailed for their role in a romance fraud in which a woman in her sixties lost her life savings.

The three men were arrested by Gardaí attached to the National Economic Crime Bureau after the woman became suspicious concerning a man whom she had been messaging online.