Two suburban men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in bilking at least $3.5 million from people through romance and business fraud schemes.

Anthony Ibekie, 59, of Oswego, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison. He was found guilty in a jury trial this year on all 14 charges — counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, making false statements to a bank and passport fraud.

Samuel Aniukwu, 50, of Romeoville, pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and money laundering. He was sentenced earlier this month to 10 years in prison.

A third person, Jennifer Gosha, 52, of Oak Park, is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 18. She pleaded guilty earlier this year to wire fraud and making false statements to a federal agent in connection with the schemes.

The trio built trust with victims through social media and online dating sites, including Match.com and OKCupid, and convinced them to send money to a predetermined recipient, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois .

In another scheme, they told the victims that the victims received significant inheritances, but to claim them, they had to send money to people associated with Ibekie and Aniukwu, prosecutors said.

In a third scheme, they compromised corporate email accounts and attempted to request wire transfers, prosecutors said.

A search of Aniukwu’s home turned up several storage devices, including one with fake letters from Standard Charter Financial Group demanding money, prosecutors said.