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2. 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. Fraudulent acts may involve access to the victim's money, bank accounts, credit ...

3. Nigerian man in OKC sentenced in romance scam involving ...

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   March 7, 2024 at 5:55 AM. A Nigerian man living in Oklahoma City was sentenced this week to federal prison for committing an online “romance scam” against an Alabama woman. In Oklahoma City ...

4. 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 ...

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

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   5 .They Can’t Visit, Call, Video Call or Send Many Pictures. Since most scammers are using a fake profile or data stolen from another person, they can’t visit, video call or send photos easily ...

6. Black Axe (organized crime group) - Wikipedia

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   The Black Axe, a sector of the Neo Black Movement, is a confraternity in Nigeria that originated around 1977 at the University of Benin. It now operates as an international criminal organization, whose main activities include human trafficking, money laundering, and fraudulent online operations. [1] [2] Its most notable crime is the Obafemi ...

7. Heartbreak fraudsters are trying to fleece you, but scams ...

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   Most romance scammers are overseas crime rings operating out of West Africa, Russia and Ukraine. The BBB study estimated there could be 25,000 scammers online at any given time, with as many as 14 ...

8. 419eater.com - Wikipedia

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   419eater.com is a scam baiting website which focuses on advance-fee fraud. The name 419 comes from "419 fraud", another name for advance fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code. The website founder, Michael Berry, goes by the alias Shiver Metimbers. As of 2013, the 419 Eater forum had over 55,000 ...

9. “Can You Hear Me?” And 4 Other Phone Call Scams - AOL

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   By now, most of us are aware that the “Nigerian Prince” emailing us to ask for our banking information so he can wire us a large sum of money isn’t exactly who he says he is. However, as ...