Key takeaways Scammers are increasingly using text messages for fraud (smishing): As technology has evolved, so have scams — moving from phone cal ...

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

Some scam emails and texts are easy to spot, but scammers are getting better, and more convincing. Here's how you and your ...

At this point, disenfranchised "Nigerian royalty" asking for money through a poorly worded email is the ultimate cliche of internet scams. So why does it still exist? According to new book "Think ...

Apparently, we’ve cracked the Nigerian prince code and cons promising us romance. Swindlers have now moved on with phony dodges using the nation’s tollway system as an unwilling partner.

Lotenna Chisom Umeadi, a 35-year-old Nigerian citizen, pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud, according to an ... which he used to illegally access email passwords. He then accessed email ...

The next time the deposed prince of Nigeria has a massive inheritance ... have devised to steal the cryptocurrency. “What Nigerian scams are to your grandfather, Bitcoin exchanges are to the ...

One of the most well-known phishing scams, the Nigerian prince scam, first showed up in 1922, believe it or not, in the form of a fraudulent letter. Another type of phishing scheme is the business ...

It’s not always as obvious as a mysterious Nigerian prince in your email inbox – financial scams can take many forms and require vigilance to avoid. “What’s important is to stay alert and ...