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  2. How an 836-pound 'cursed' emerald traveled the Americas ... - AOL

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    The year was 2014, the heyday of the Nigerian prince email scam, and the up-and-coming attorney was no fool. “I immediately thought it was just completely fake, a total hoax,” he said. “I ...

  3. 100 Most Common Money Scams and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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    3. ‘I’m a Nigerian prince.’ The “Nigerian princescam is one of the oldest since the internet was invented. A wealthy individual claims they can’t access their money for some reason ...

  4. The Classic Cons Behind These Digital-Age Scams - AOL

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    Classic Con: The Spanish Prisoner Scam. The great-great granddaddy to the Nigerian prince scam dates back to the 19th century when a version known as the Spanish Prisoner scam lured marks into ...

  5. Nigerian Prince scam - Wikipedia

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  6. Nigerian Prince (film) - Wikipedia

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    Nigerian Prince is a 2018 Nigerian-American bilingual suspense thriller drama film written and directed by New York based Nigerian-American Faraday Okoro in his feature film directorial debut. [1] The film is based on a stock term referring to a type of advance-fee scam . [ 2 ]

  7. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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    Scam letter posted within South Africa. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is a common confidence trick.The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum.

  8. “Can You Hear Me?” And 4 Other Phone Call Scams - AOL

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    By now, most of us are aware that the "Nigerian Prince" emailing us to ask for our banking information so he can wire us a large sum of money isn't exactly who he says he is. However, as scammers'...

  9. 419eater.com - Wikipedia

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    419eater.com is a scam baiting website which focuses on advance-fee fraud.The name 419 comes from "419 fraud", another name for advance fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code.