Chui Kok Wa / Africa-based Romance-Investment Crypto Scam Network
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On October 27, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, led by Jeanine Ferris Pirro, announced criminal charges against six Africa-based defendants accused of running a romance/dating-app crypto investment scam that allegedly drained victims' wallets. Alleged ringleader Chui Kok Wa and five co-defendants are accused of operating scam compounds that relocated from Cambodia to Madagascar, with stolen funds allegedly routed to China-linked accounts; the U.S. has requested their extradition from Madagascar. As of this writing, coverage of the case traces almost entirely to a single syndicated news report, and no independently verified DOJ press release, indictment text, or court docket could be located, so key details (specific charges, amounts stolen, defendants' full identities) remain unconfirmed by primary documents.
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Timeline(4 events)
12 November 2025
DOJ, FBI, and U.S. Secret Service launch the Scam Center Strike Force, an interagency effort targeting transnational crypto investment scam networks, led by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Decrypt / Ballard SpahrApril 2026
Reported Strike Force crypto seizure/restraint totals exceed $580-700 million tied to Chinese crime networks, according to wire and crypto-news coverage.
The BlockOctober 2026
President Trump states DOJ Strike Force has frozen nearly $1 billion in scam-linked cryptocurrency.
CryptoBriefing27 October 2026
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announces criminal charges against six Africa-based defendants, led by alleged ringleader Chui Kok Wa, accused of running a romance/dating-app crypto investment scam; U.S. requests extradition of all six from Madagascar.
7News / WJLADecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision). 0 of 8 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
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generated: 10/29/2026, 12:34:20 PM
last updated: 10/29/2026, 12:34:20 PM
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