Don’t Touch That Mail!

Jan 25, 2007

By Gbemisola Olujobi




A native Nigerian writer takes stock of the changing face of her country’s most prominent economic export after oil: e-mail scams.

Like most of us, you may be looking for some extra money. What with an unpaid mortgage, credit card debts, sundry bills and day-to-day expenses, a little extra cash would not be a bad idea. An e-mail like the one below may seem to be just what you need to turn your fortunes around. And turn around they may—directly into the pockets of a Nigerian scammer.


It's amazing how often people are taken in with these types of scams!

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