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