Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigerian prince scam

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: nige-ri-an prince s-cam
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Referring to earlier scams that claim to be from royalty in Nigeria who sought money to escape their country.

Inflected Forms

Nigerian prince scams (plural)

Phrases

Yahoo boy

Frequently Paired Words

Yahoo boy mugu

Synonyms

Macau scam 419 fraud

Questions

What does nigerian prince scam mean?: A scam in which the solicitor offers large sums of money in return for a smaller up front investment.
Where does nigerian prince scam come from?: Referring to earlier scams that claim to be from royalty in Nigeria who sought money to escape their country.

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