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Nigerian scams

Nigerian scams is the plural of Nigerian scam.

Meaning of Nigerian scam

Noun

Nigerian scam (plural Nigerian scams)

  1. (Internet) An attempt to defraud by sending out large numbers of emails, each stating that the recipient is entitled to receive a large amount of money, but will need to supply banking account details, or to send payment for fees, before the payment can be passed on.
    • Even savvy Internet users have fallen victim to the ubiquitous Nigerian scam.

Questions about Nigerian scams

What is Nigerian scams the plural of?
Nigerian scams is the plural of Nigerian scam.

Words near Nigerian scams in the dictionary

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  2. Nigerian prince scam
  3. Nigerian prince scams
  4. Nigerian Princes
  5. Nigerian scam
  6. Nigerian scams
  7. Nigerian time
  8. Nigerianization
  9. Nigerianize
  10. Nigerianized
  11. Nigerianizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nigerian scams (page history and authors); Nigerian scam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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