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Nigerian prince
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English
Etymology
Derived from the early instances of advance fee scams in which the perpetrator of the scam would send potential victims an email claiming to be a Nigerian prince seeking to transfer a large amount of money into their country.
Pronunciation
en /naɪˌdʒɪəɹɪən ˈpɹɪns/ /naɪˌdʒɪɹiən ˈpɹɪns/
Noun
A cheat who seeks to obtain money through advance fee scams.
en I fell for a Nigerian prince scam
en 2012 Peter M. Haas; John A. Hird Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches to International Relations CQ Press 219 Today, in an increasingly interconnected world, a person is more likely to be robbed by a “Nigerian prince” on the Internet than a masked street thug.
en Nigerian prince
Related terms
en Nigerian scam
Further reading
Advance-fee scam