What is a Nigerian/419 scam?
A Nigerian scam is a confidence trick in which the victim is asked to provide financial/personal information, or a small amount of money, with the promise of receiving large sums of money in return. Nigerian scams, also known as “advance fee fraud” and “419 fraud,” usually has an urgent plea from a foreign country in the name of a government leader, ex-leader, or close relative as the subject line, The email contains a plea requesting that the recipient provide money or their financial information (such as bank account name, number, etc) as a way to help in facilitating the transfer of a substantial sum of money. In return for this help, the email promises a commission, usually in the range of several million dollars. The sender usually requests the recipient to maintain the confidentiality of the information provided in the email. Once the recipient provides access to their financial information in order to transfer funds or directly provides the necessary funds, the scammer may disap
