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 ...

Then, these unexpected riches are yours. Most people know this for what it is: a scam. Also known as the 419 fraud, the Nigerian prince is a variation on the centuries-old Spanish prisoner swindle ...

The "Nigerian prince" email scam is perhaps one of the longest-running Internet frauds. Actress Anne Hathaway even joked about it in her monologue on " Saturday Night Live " over a decade ago.

We all know about the Nigerian prince email scams that have been around for what feels like the beginning of time, and now a 67-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the scam ...