Most people know this for what it is: a scam. Also known as the 419 fraud, the Nigerian prince is a variation on ... But fraud doesn’t have to be high-tech to succeed, as social engineering ...

The "Nigerian prince" email scam is one of the most notorious cybercimes out there, and the people behind it may have hit a bit of a snag after one of their alleged co-conspirators was arrested in ...

Police in New Orleans have arrested a 67-year-old man after they say he helped swindle people out of thousands of dollars as a middleman in a “Nigerian prince” internet scam. The New Orleans ...

This afternoon a number of high profile Twitter accounts ... This is reminiscent of the “Nigerian prince” scams, a form of advance-fee scam where an email asks for help with a small sum ...

The Nigerian prince scam will never die. It’s lasted in various forms for decades now, but the latest iteration is downright amazing. Can’t you give $3 million to help a Nigerian astronaut get ...

The well-known scam often starts with an email from a “Nigerian prince” or an equivalent high ranking official who needs assistance to retrieve an inheritance. Though the scam has been around ...

The Nigerian Prince Scam, also known as the 419 scam (named after Section 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code, which deals with fraud), didn’t actually start with email or the internet.