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Malicious Life Podcast: The Nigerian Prince

Written by Malicious Life Podcast | May 28, 2024 5:59:38 PM

In this episode of ML, we're exploring the history of the well-known Nigerian Prince scam, also known as 419 or advanced fee scam, from its roots in a Parisian prison during the French Revolution, to the economic and social reason why this particular scam became so popular with African youth. Also, will AI make such scams more dangerous - or, counter intuitively, go against the interests of scammers?

 

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