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The Nigerian scam – also known as a 419 scam – is a form of advanced fee fraud that’s typically carried out via email. We look at its history, most recent convolutions and provide advice on identifying similar scams.
The Nigerian letter scam, also known as advance fee fraud or "419 fraud," is a scheme in which a sender requests help facilitating the illegal transfer of money. The letter may be sent by mail,...
Nigerian (419) Scam Scammers offer to give away free money for helping them move large sums to American banks.
Nigerians call scams like these "Four One Nine," so called by reference to Article 419 of the country's criminal code, which concerns fraud. Yet Nigeria's 419 scammers have a far longer...
One of the first cons to flourish on the internet, the “Nigerian prince” scam, also known as the “419” scam (named for the section of Nigeria’s criminal code dealing with fraud), has an ignominious history that long predates the digital age.
Named for the violation of Section 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code, this is a sub-classification of an advance fee fraud scheme. Section 419 schemes involve scam artists who pose as business owners, lawyers, bankers, or foreign government officials needing assistance to move money from their country. The people contacted will eventually be ...
Also known as the 419 fraud, the Nigerian prince is a variation on the centuries-old Spanish prisoner swindle, an advance-fee scam that emerged after the French Revolution, where people...
Boston Globe correspondent Finn Brunton talks about the history of the "Nigerian prince" or "419" scam, which actually got its start long before email.
Have you received an email from some friendly soul claiming that you’ve won a large sum of money? Know the 419 scam!
In 2016, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received almost 400 reports of 419 scams. The total losses reported by victims exceeded $1 million. So what are Nigerian 419 scams?