(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.

plural of Nigerian scam

Alternative letter-case form of Nigerian prince

A cheat who seeks to obtain money through advance fee scams / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Nigerian, prince.

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Nigerians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

plural of Nigerian Prince

plural of Nigerian prince

A scam in which the solicitor offers large sums of money in return for a smaller up front investment.