Let’s break down one of the most successful frauds in modern history. The Nigerian Prince Scam, also known as the 419 scam ...

Also called the "Nigerian letter" and "advance-fee fraud," the 419 fraud refers to a section ... obtained illegally and that the victims of the scam will keep a portion of the stolen funds if ...

It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of people trapped in scam-call centres, a form of modern slavery One forum called 419eater – after section 419 of the Nigerian penal code ...

Japanese and Nigerian police have jointly dismantled a ... The Japanese suspects are accused of following instructions from the scam organizers they connected with on social media, some of ...

Dubner, the scam's obviousness is its chief selling point. The book refers to research from Microsoft Research computer scientist Cormac Herley, who looked at Nigerian scams — technically called ...