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1. www.cbsnews.com › news › ghana-romance-scammersHow CBS News tracked down Ghanaian romance scammers duping ...

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   Sep 27, 2024 · Rebecca Jade Silk is seen at the home of "John" in the United States, where she portrayed herself as "Grace" during a one-week visit in 2019, in a photo provided to CBS News by Ghana's Economic...

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3. socialcatfish.com › scamfish › nigerian-scammer-photosNigerian Scammer Photos: Common Images They Use

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   5 Common Nigerian Scammer Photos. Victims of Nigerian scammers are beginning to band together and share the fake images they were tricked by. Social Catfish users frequently share scammer photos in our blogs, social media accounts, and more. If you’ve been scammed, let us know in the comments below.

4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesSextortion warning: In 6 hours, my son was dead - BBC News

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   Jun 8, 2024 · They pretended to be a pretty girl his age and flirted with him, sending sexual pictures to coax him into sharing explicit photos of himself. They then blackmailed him for hundreds of pounds...

5. www.bbc.com › news › articlesNigerian brothers jailed in US for sextortion scam targeting ...

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   Sep 5, 2024 · Two brothers from Nigeria who targeted a 17-year-old in a sextortion scam have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in jail in the US. The Ogoshi brothers, from Lagos, lured Jordan DeMay...

6. www.popsci.com › story › technologyThe Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why.

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   Mar 5, 2020 · Also known as the 419 fraud, the Nigerian prince is a variation on the centuries-old Spanish prisoner swindle, an advance-fee scam that emerged after the French Revolution, where people sent...

7. www.npr.org › 2013/05/22 › 186048342How That 'Nigerian Email Scam' Got Started - NPR

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   May 22, 2013 · CONAN: That letter has become familiar to us as the Nigerian Prince scam, and it's become a punchline. But this con game has a lot of names, including 419 and the Spanish Prisoner. It dates...

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   When did the Nigerian prince Go Global?

   • While it’s closely associated with the early internet, the Nigerian prince first went global in the 1980s when West African fraudsters began snail-mailing scam letters around the world.

   The Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why

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   Is there a Nigerian Prince scam?

   • And we do call it the Nigerian prince scam because those are, you know, a lot of trouble in Nigeria. Everybody knows it's an oil rich - anyway, a lot of these people clearly aren't from Nigeria. The scam didn't originate there, probably didn't originate anywhere. BRUNTON: Yeah.

   How That 'Nigerian Email Scam' Got Started - NPR

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   How much money does the Nigerian prince get paid?

   • Today, it seems more like a punchline than a real threat, but the Nigerian prince still gets paid: in 2018, the con brought in more than $700,000 from Americans alone. But fraudsters are using the foundational psychology of the 419 fraud in more innovative and dangerous ways, too.

   The Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why

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   What is a 'Nigerian prince' email?

   • Updated on: September 27, 2024 / 4:08 AM EDT / CBS News In the late 1990s and early 2000s, "Nigerian Prince" emails became infamous — typically involving someone claiming to be royalty and asking for money that they promised would be paid back with a hefty commission added once the purported royal offspring came into his inheritance.

   How CBS News tracked down Ghanaian romance scammers duping Am…

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   Is the Nigerian prince still a threat?

   • While management may feel they’ve taken a stand, they’re just as vulnerable as they always were. The Nigerian prince may not be as successful as he once was, but he remains the perfect metaphor for an ever-evolving threat.

   The Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why

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9. www.bbc.com › news › articlesSextortion warning: In 6 hours, my son was dead - BBC

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   Jun 8, 2024 · They pretended to be a pretty girl his age and flirted with him, sending sexual pictures to coax him into sharing explicit photos of himself. They then blackmailed him for hundreds of pounds to...