Episode 6: Investigating cybercrime and nabbing the Nigerian prince scammer

Published: Nov. 7, 2017, 8:23 p.m.

Do you remember back when you had your first email account and you received an unsolicited email from someone claiming to be a Nigerian prince? It seems like most of America had a similar offer and, sadly, more than a few fell for it. It was one of the earliest phishing schemes.

Well, #spoileralert, the person who sent those email wasn’t royalty and his fortune was based solely on the money his victims sent him. But, did you know the Nigerian prince - at least one of them - was brought to justice by Utah law enforcement?

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