Section 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code makes this type of fraud illegal. However, this scam is not limited to Nigeria and is also perpetrated by various organizations in countries around the world.

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

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.

Mike is a "scambaiter," dedicated to fighting back against those who send out the notorious 419 e-mails, promising untold wealth to anyone gullible or naive enough to disclose their bank details. Mike ...

Tuggar warned that many Nigerian youths, including minors, are being deceived with promises of lucrative overseas jobs, particularly in the cryptocurrency sector, only to be trafficked into “419 ...

READ ALSO: EFCC partners INTERPOL to hunt CBEX operators after ₦1.3bn scam “There, under coercive and inhumane conditions, they are compelled to send thousands of fraudulent emails, text ...