I receive these scam e-mails periodically, but here is a variation you might find interesting. It is supposedly from the son of a dead human rights activist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who ...

This scam is one of the most well-known online frauds in the world. Despite being around for decades, this the Nigerian prince scam still tricks people every year, especially those who are unaware of ...

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A 31-year-old Nigerian man could face up to 20 years in prison after being convicted Tuesday of charges related to running advance free fraud scams for five years, according to the U.S. Department of ...

Received this e-mail from Dr. Hassan Haruna, of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum in Lagos, Nigeria -- wanting to transfer $27 million into my bank account in order to steal it. For allowing this I ...

An article in today’s Miami Herald about the method Scott Rothstein used to bilk his pal Ed Morse out of millions sounds like it came straight out of some Nigerian scammer’s playbook. 419 fraud, also ...

"Nigerian scam spam" -- junk e-mail promising fabulous wealth to anyone who will help purported African officials or dignitaries handle some banking chores -- is one of the Internet's fastest-growing ...