What is a famous online Nigerian scam?
The famous online Nigerian scam, Also known as "Nigerian 419"
scam, is a form of money transfer or upfront payment scam. It's
named as Nigerian scam, because the first wave of these scams came
from Nigeria. The 4-1-9 comes from Nigeria's Criminal Code which
outlaws the practice. The scammers use simply method, They ask you
to pay them x amount of money that they can transfer big amount of
money in your country and you will get part of it. They will ask
you to pay fees, taxes or charges, which can start from very low
amounts of money. These scammers usually contacted victims by
letter or email.