what is the nigerian romance scam 
in a romance scam which is a type of catfishing a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim s trust and affection the scammer uses the guise of a romantic relationship to manipulate and or steal from the victim the criminal may propose marriage and make plans to meet in person but that never happens eventually the scammer asks for money 3 according to a study from tech and cybersecurity company techshielder nigeria is the second most notorious country worldwide for romance scams behind only the philippines 4