Many an email from a Nigerian prince (4)

I believe the answer is:

scam

(Other definitions for scam that I've seen before include "Hoax" , "Rip-off" , "Racket" , "A slangy swindle or fraud" , "Swindle (sl.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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