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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 ...
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 sending money to a con artist posing as an ...
Nigerian traditional rulers or, specifically, the junior dynasts of their royal houses in the wider Nigerian chieftaincy system; a stereotypical part of an advance-fee scam; Nigerian Prince, a 2018 Nigerian-American film
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.
Obinwanne Okeke (born November 9, 1987) also known as Invictus Obi is a Nigerian entrepreneur and convicted fraudster who is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence in the United States for internet fraud that caused $11M losses to his victims. [1]
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 ]
Scammers made off with about $7.4 billion in stolen money last year from the callers they duped, and mobile phones are becoming more frequent targets.
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