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  2. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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    The 2018 film Nigerian Prince follows a Nigerian-American teenager sent to Nigeria by his mother, where he connects with his cousin Pius, who runs 419 scams for a living. The 2016 short story The Nigerian Prince – When The Scammer Becomes The Scammed by L. Toshua Parker follows the true story of a U.S. college student and hacker in 2000 who ...

  3. 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.

  4. 419 (novel) - Wikipedia

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    419 is a novel by Canadian writer Will Ferguson.Published by Penguin Canada in 2012, the novel was the winner of the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize. [1]Titled for the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code that deals with fraud, the events of the novel are set in motion by Henry Curtis, a retired school teacher in Calgary, Alberta, who dies in a car accident after becoming embroiled in an advance ...

  5. Organised crime in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    419 Scams: Nigerian 419 Scams—a practical overview "Fraud Ring Uncovered in Nigeria". BBC News, 6 September 2007. "UK Police in Nigerian Scam Haul". BBC News, 4 October 2007. Last, Alex. "Anger Over Nigeria's Gang Blitz". BBC News, 4 October 2007. articolotre.com Archived 24 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine

  6. Nigerian Scam Email Ring Indicted for Swindling Seniors - AOL

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    Ten alleged members of a Nigerian email scam crime ring have been indicted on federal charges of swindling at least two dozen victims nationwide out of some $1.5 million, the U.S. Attorney for the ...

  7. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is a Nigerian law enforcement and anti-graft agency that investigates financial crimes and unknown transactions such as advance fee fraud (419 fraud) and money laundering. [1]

  8. Fred Ajudua - Wikipedia

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    Fred Chijindu Ajudua is a Nigerian lawyer accused of being an advance-fee fraud scammer. [1] [2]Fred Ajudua, an Ibusa native, studied law and graduated from the University of Benin, Edo State. [3]

  9. History of email spam - Wikipedia

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    On November 8, 2004, Nick Marinellis of Sydney, Australia, was sentenced to 4⅓ to 5¼ years for sending Nigerian 419 emails. [27] On December 31, 2004, British authorities arrested Christopher Pierson in Lincolnshire, UK and charged him with malicious communication and causing a public nuisance.