The Nigerian Prince Scam, also known as the 419 scam (named after Section 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code, which deals with ...

With cryptocurrency fraud and IRS scams making headlines, I had thought Nigerian email schemes were a thing of the past, akin to the bygone days when a scammer might offer to sell you the Brooklyn ...

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.

This toll-owing hoax follows one of the original internet ruses, the “Nigerian prince” scam. Many will remember that the so-called prince poses as a rich person who needs to move huge sums of ...

On the trust side, AI is being used to create more sophisticated and convincing phishing emails, rather than the generic ...

If you receive a message offering you millions out of nowhere, ask yourself: Is this a scam? In 2025, it might not be a prince. It might be an AI agent, trained to say exactly what you want to hear.

I worked at the FBI investigating organized financial crime. I watched cyber scams evolve from crude “Nigerian prince” emails ...

But instead of a desperate prince, you are now getting emails or texts from hyper-intelligent AI agents pretending to be investors, co-authors, family members, or even auditing officials claiming ...

But instead of a desperate prince, you are now getting emails or texts from hyper-intelligent AI agents pretending to be investors, co-authors, family members, or even auditing officials claiming ...

But instead of a desperate prince, you are now getting emails or texts from hyper-intelligent AI agents pretending to be investors, co-authors, family members, or even auditing officials claiming ...