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2. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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   An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [1] [2] If a victim makes the payment, the ...

3. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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   A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim's affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim.

4. Obinwanne Okeke - Wikipedia

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   Obinwanne Okeke (born November 9, 1987) also known as Invictus Obi is a Nigerian entrepreneur and convicted fraudster who is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence in the United States for internet fraud that caused $11M losses to his victims. [1] After initially pleading guilty, on February 16, 2021, Okeke was sentenced to ten years in ...

5. Romance Scams: 7 Warning Signs and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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   The FBI reported losses of over $956 million to romance scams in 2021, so it's important to learn how to spot scammers and report them before they cause damage.

6. Nigerian online scams are everywhere. This case led to ... - AOL

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   Diana Eckert, 67, pleaded guilty to collecting money in 3 kinds of fraud: romance, decal and car-buying scams. Feds say she sent bitcoin to Nigeria.

7. Nigerian letter scams are whimsical in thought, but remain a ...

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   Nigerian Letter Scams prey on various human emotions – greed, ego, desperation, and/or the desire to be a hero.

8. Scam letters - Wikipedia

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   Lottery scam letter Based on mostly the same principles as the Nigerian 419 advance-fee fraud scam, this scam letter informs recipients that their e-mail addresses have been drawn in online lotteries and that they have won large sums of money.

9. A Nigerian internet scammer is becoming an action-movie villain

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   If well made, the movie about Hushpuppi will show how the 38-year-old’s social media posts led the FBI to him. Mo Abudu and Will Packer know people want to watch.