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 ...

The Nigerian Prince Scam, also known as the 419 scam (named after Section 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code, which deals with fraud), didn’t actually start with email or the internet.

“Nigerian Prince” scams are also known as “419 scams,” a reference to the Nigerian penal code designed to deal with them. They are notoriously difficult to prosecute for both Nigerian and ...

Last year, "Nigerian prince"-style email scams cost victims over $700,000. A social psychologist breaks down why these scams still work and how to protect yourself.

Regardless of whether it’s some fine Russian women dying to meet me or a rogue document for me to read from a mysterious ...

Though some types of attacks, like “Nigerian prince” scams, may be easily detected by heuristics (they often contain the same phrases or are written in all caps), attempting to detect more ...

Boston Globe correspondent Finn Brunton talks about the history of the "Nigerian prince" or "419" scam, which actually got its start long before email. Technology.

Michael Neu, 67 of Slidell, La., was arrested on wire fraud and money laundering charges in connection with a "Nigerian prince" scam, according to the Slidell Police Department. Michael Neu, 67 of ...

Ten years ago, Fred Haines of Wichita, Kansas, lost $110,000 in a Nigerian Prince scam involving Western Union. Thanks to the state's Attorney General's office, Kansas victims are getting $1.7 ...

The "Nigerian prince" email scam is one of the most notorious cybercimes out there, and the people behind it may have hit a bit of a snag after one of their alleged co-conspirators was arrested in ...

Last year, "Nigerian prince"-style email scams cost victims over $700,000. A social psychologist breaks down why these scams still work and how to protect yourself.