So, I have heard many scammers are from Nigeria.
I am not trying to justify anything or anyone but when look deep in to insight, if Nigeria has the most scammer then the first thing to be looked at is the economy. Nigeria as a country has silently pasted “ your survival is your business” as their motto, no one really cares not even the government.
If you are not rich you cannot start a new business, if you don’t have the best connection you cannot get a good job in a big company. If you are not rich you cannot go the a good average school, if you are not rich you cannot study the course of you choice.. you most go for the best affordable course, if you are not rich you cannot dress properly, if you are not rich you cannot eat properly even chicken is no longer a regular man food cause it is expensive, if you are not rich you cannot think of owning a car or even renting one plus public bus is a topic for another day.
The reality of Nigeria is only the rich can survive.
In a country like this how and why won’t there be scammers even the government are frauds too they are only focused of getting all the money they can to preserve it for their generations. The hardship here is different.
There are no jobs, getting a loan is almost impossible if you don’t have a reliable source of income or any property to mortgage, many are dropout, many are graduates with out job, many did not even smell the coners of school, many cannot afford medical bills , many are starving and everybody wants to survive. So i wouldn’t say they are looking for quick money instead I would say they are all trying to survive.
I can see that you are also a Nigerian and stated the truth about us, only the strong can survive in our country. We come from a country where the government does not care about the way we survive, there's not good job in the country without a connection. Nigeria is a country in which citizens continue to struggle even after they have graduated from school. I believe that there's many countries out there that give job work for their citizens, but we do not have such opportunities in Nigeria, you must know someone before getting a job, even in a little company.
Nigeria isn't the only country where citizens are scammer, but Nigeria is so known some people because of their citizens that are scamming people. I don't think it is right for us to believe that the only way to survive in Nigeria is to scam innocent people, they have no idea know how much it will hurt them or how difficult it is for them to make a living. Any hardworking Nigerian will have a job that can support him, and I believe there are many more ways to make money than scamming people.