Advance-fee scam
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An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is a common scam. The scam works by promising the victim a large sum of money in return for a small upfront payment, which the fraudster claims will be used
Scam letter posted within South Africa
Nigerian traditional rulers
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Nigerian traditional rulers are non-sovereign monarchs who often derive their titles from the rulers of independent states or communities that existed prior to the formation of modern Nigeria. Althoug
Advance-fee scam
…asked for a few sheets of the company's letterhead, bank account numbers, and other personal information. Yet other variants have involved mention of a Nigerian prince or other member of a royal family seeking to transfer large sums of money out of the country—thus, these scams are sometimes called "Nigerian Prince…
Image of a 16th-century ruler (Oba) of the Benin Kingdom
The Oba of Lagos with a delegation of Naval Officers in June 2006
The Obi of Onitsha dancing during an Ofala festival
Sa'adu Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto and Sarkin Musulmi of Nigeria, current co-chair of the National Council of Traditional Rulers