Topic: Are most scammers from Nigeria? (Read 511 times)

It is not much about scammers from all around the world purposely trying to steal money and at the same time trying to tarnish the global image people have on Nigeria. It is mostly about how Nigeria is viewed from a perspective of popular culture, part of that popular culture is the recurrent scam of the Nigerian prince we all know about.

In general, from my own experience and research on internet, organized scams are from both African countries and South Asia, while hacking and spear fishing comes from eastern Europe and Russia.
On the matter of popular culture and the view on Nigeria and others countries like India, there are several YouTube Channels of people from the west who try to fool and distrupt the operations of scammers in several ways, since those videos have millions of views, people learn those scammers have a very thick accent when trying to talk in English and are from India/Africa. It is an unfortunate reality.

The bad government should not be an excuse for us to join into crime. Crime does not have any justification so we ought to the right thing and save our names from been tarnished especially when we are from a very reputable family or regions.
Scammers are everywhere and trying to say they are all from Nigeria could be a wrong saying. I know it s looks like the country has so many scammers that are duping people from all around the globe. I don't mostly base on word on sentiments but I most observe well.

Stated that many scammers are from Nigeria I do not really think of that, is just that Nigeria have their own obvious that is why people's always think they put of the 100% the 50% of scammers are from Nigeria.
Yes at least we have to look at the economy of Nigeria how stand it is, because many people are looking for a way to survive but it difficult for them and the main causes of thks kind things are lack of the job and the government doesn't care to considering people which why the number of the scammers in Nigeria are increasing every bless day.
That's all about Nigeria whatever you a person is plan to build most have a connection if you don't a connection if that you sure of yourself that the work you applied you get 100% hope that you can get the job is a lie. Is only the rich that has enough hope for their children that can definitely get what they want any time they want.

The Nigerian Prince story is the main reason why this stereotype still exists but people in Nigeria are just the same as everyone else, they are honest, and working hard to meet their needs but scammers can be from anywhere so just pointing out a particular race for this that's common is not justifiable. Although some scammers actually from Nigeria orchestrated some of the biggest scams in the past, so the Russian hackers, so the Koeran and everyone else.

Am not in total support of your theory here that most scammer's are from Nigeria because scam is a global issues not only limited to Nigeria only the truth is most of these world economic super powers that you see we all built on fraud, are you aware that colonisation, slavery and even neocolonialism is also fraud
The truth is Nigeria all over the world are hard working person and because of that they Excel and become prosperous in so people become envious of them and brand them as scammers because of one or two people who are into scam,

I don't think it is written any part of the world that scammers must be found in a particular country and Nigeria shouldn't be the first country to be mentioned. The thing is that Nigerians who engage in such activity are always making it known that this is what they do, outside Africa they do have scammers roaming around but they do it on a low key, just like they are mindful of what they do and they cover their tracks which makes it look as if other countries don't have scammers.
From how these guys operate, it gives other Nigerians a bad name even when we do have good ones (that don't do such) but because the other scammers have showed how bad they are it has to affect the rest, I'd say 49% of Nigerians are not scammers and it should be known to other countries who see we Nigerians as scammers.

Nigeria as a country is a hard-working country and the what affect their economy is as a result of the bad leadership they have in the country but the economy can be restored if they have a good leadership that is mainly looking for a way from make sure that there eliminate things from the country without having the negative mindset of achieving something from their government so when you talk of scam country because they have a natural resources and all the use in Nigeria majority of them is hardworking you who depend on the natural resources to make out their own money

I think scammers are more or less available in all countries so mentioning only one country will make it difficult to analyze. However i agree with your words partly because we ourselves have created the gap between the rich and the poor. Like if you don't have money you can't go to good school, get medical treatment, get good food and get job in good place. Moreover if you want to start a business then need for money is immense. Hence a poor person has to struggle in life with many problems which rich people are ahead of.

But maybe thats not the only problem here.  What about education? I saw you mention somewhere else that you dont care much for formal schooling - you just focus on making money.  Frankly that comment struck me as misguided.  Seems like something only someone without much education would say.  So could that be part of the problem in your country? Like, people dont get enough general education or training?

Im just thinking out loud and  it is probably more complicated than that.  There is likely bigger forces at work shaping how hard people work and what opportunities they have.  But education seems like one piece of the puzzle that we shouldnt ignore.  An educated population tends to contribute more to an economy overall.  What do you think - does lack of education play any role here, or is it almost all down to each persons character and initiative? Curious to hear what you think.

I think this is the reality for most countries. Without government support, if you're just living below the poverty level then you're likely to do something that's against your will and that's why if the question if most scammers are from that country, I'd say that they can be found everywhere. With that notion, it all started with those internet/email scams long time ago and that's why they're labelled like that. But look at the exchange owners that tend to be a scam like FTX and also the likes of Do Kwon, they're not from that country and yet, they've scammed a lot of money from the innocent people that have believed in them.

And going about the survival rate, even those people that are not having the best life and are in poverty. They're also surviving and fighting a good fight and balance way of living. I hope that someday that this notion will change and people will be cleared with their minds that if it's about scams, those abusive and real scammers can be found everywhere and they're not only specific to this country. Hopefully, most governments from the countries that have high corruption rate will have someone to save them from that state too.

OP is this a question or just trying to know peoples view, I have thoroughly checked the content your thread, the caption does not relate much with the message, if you must know, most scammers are not from Nigeria, is just that the situation of things here are being caused by our politicians, in case of another time, if you have a question to ask go straight to the point, don't make it look as if you are being biased, how does a bad economy relate to citizens being scammers, I don't think there is any connection in this, lets not just post, scrutinize your facts before bring it to the public notice, though this is my opinion.

OP, so in your mind's eye you can say to yourself that you actually posted something truthful with all that misleading assumptions? Whether you're a Nigerian or not, you should've stated your fact clearly from what angle you wrote.

Really? Well, that makes you a rich dude too. You're surviving, aren't you?

Even the best countries you think of in Europe also have scammers. But of course, no one has the justification of going into crime because they're poor and broke or because their government is bad. It's a choice (bad choice) people make and then turn around to blame someone for it. Hardship is everywhere, globally. Crime is also everywhere globally and that's the reason there are prisons.

Now that's just racist and I think that this has been disproven before, the person that got caught using this Nigerian prince scam was found in a state in USA and the dude is hillbilly white. I think there's really no accurate metric as to which nation's got the most scammers because right now we can't say for sure because we're biased because those that's shown to us through algorithm which makes us think that they're the country with the most scammers, for example, I was watching a scam call center in India get busted by some scambaiter and then my algorithm just gave me all these scammers getting busted by scambaiters that's mostly in India. It's such a sad thing that this is what's happening all over the world, I guess it's because you've got no choice and there's no other way around with your life, you need to do what you've got to do.

This is a poor mans mentality, why will you think that survival is only for the rich, can the rich make a living without the help of the poor, they will have to depend on the poor ones to help them with their works, also the poor are not too tied to be on the same spot for life except they choose to, there are opportunities everywhere and people are making use of it to maintain a living and change their own story as well, I've seen many poor people becoming rich with their determination and pursuit after excellent.

From your question it's obvious that you are not a Nigerian and in essence you are saying that our falling economy is the reason why Nigeria has the most scammers, most nation in the world (if not every nation) has scammers and, Yes! Nigeria is not exceptional so asking this question and pointing directly at one NATION is ridiculous. It would have been better if you asked, "which country has the most scammers"

I won't say you asked this question based on experience because you said you heard, it's true that our government has failed us but my question to you is that "are you a Nigerian? If NO, please do your research about Nigeria very well before concluding on how we survive. The reality of Nigeria is not only the rich can survive, I am an example that the poor/average Nigerian can survive too.

When I see people speak so bad about Nigeria I intimidate them by laughing, yes because I'm a proud Nigerian and i know the truth about my country so someone from another edge of the world can't describe what I know for me.

If you don't know, Nigerians over the world are the best people you can find, we are just consume with the old impressions that have been put on us from old stories. the biggest scams in the world are not even in Nigeria or from Nigerians, people from other countries do scam but it's just that it had been labeled on Nigerians to be scammers.

The government over here is just messed up so there is tendency for thee increase in crime but believe Nigerians are just smarter than people other countries thats what makes them look like bad people. if the energy Nigerians have is focused on a positive way no country (no country in the universe) can be compared to Nigeria. In your country or wherever you're just find yourself in the midst of Nigerians then you will find love and care that even own family can't show you.

Don't judge a book by its cover. come to Nigeria and experience it yourself.

For me I think the question is even a stupid question because scam is something that has been happening long before the creation of Nigeria itself as a country and I know very well that their are scammers everywhere even in the most well decorated nations in the world so Nigeria having scammers is still a result of the government being reluctant to the main issues that would have helped salvage the economy of the country.

It looks messed up and something which have been created over the years, government should be held accountable for pushing Nigeria into such crisis but at the same time if your government is looting from you or pushing you to poverty that doesn't justify you doing the same with somebody else. people need to kick out the corrupt government but I don't think there are any honest politician who can lead because people still vote based on their tribe, connections wherein they end up selecting corrupt government.

It's really difficult to go back and correct it unless they adopt the method used by Singapore to convert it from a resource less poor strip into developed nation as they stopped voting and selecting candidates based on their connections or religion or tribe but selected government based on merits. 

You know Nigerian Prince or whatever scam mentions "Nigeria" doesn't mean the culprit is a Nigerian Citizen. So why these scams didn't use the Chinese Emperor or whatever other absurd names is a big question mark (for me). Do people really fall for this scam? It has a fair share of internet memes lol

Many data shows most of the online scams originate from Nigeria, which is closely followed by Indian.
The prime reason for scamming being originated from these countries is the unofficial protection of the scam operators by the law enforcement and general social acceptance of such establishment as a business. They do seem to crack down on scammers on foreign request but the law enforcement just pretends to take them in custody while helping them set up their center somewhere else.

this is total bulshit.

What index are you using fo make these assertion.  Last time i checked, most of the things you just pointed out isnt just a nigerian related issue. As much as Nigeria has their own share of the issue, this is a global issue and I don't like the fact that you are making it seems as though Nigerian are the only ones involved in fraudulent activity.

Corruption and unemployment is everywhere so let's not make that of Nigeria look as though it's the worse.

Out population is much and economy isn't all that strong to carter for some of or people but an average Nigerian is an hard working person that can survive in the midst of a hard and tough economy. I know that some of them are bad but their are so many good and exceptional Nigerian out their that are doing great and exceptional things for themselves and I hate it when a shallow minded persons brings up a matter as delicate as this to the public just to tarnish the reputation of a giant nation as Nigeria.

These are what affect many people in the world today; they believe in what they hear, not what they see. Now that you heard that Nigeria has many scammers, why can't you ask the person who told you that? He or she should have explained it in a way that you will understand, not until you bring it up here and again. Because I don't think Nigeria is, these are really what you are supposed to keep in mind because you did not see them. However, thousands of your youths in Nigeria are out there hustling just to meet their daily needs with family and friends. So I'm surprised that you said that Nigeria has many scammers; not everyone is into fraud. understand is not only fraid that guves the youth money online, we have many youths in that into cryptocurrency trading, we also have soem here in these forums participating in signature campaigns, so what are you going to see them as scammers?


says by who? or you have seen any poor person die due to these hardships in the country. Let me tell you, everybody is struggling to meet up at this moment in Nigeria. Although I know that the economy is even worse, that doesn't mean only the wealthy people survive. All of us are surviving, and with time everything will be better.

Scams exist in all countries not just Nigeria. It is difficult to say which country has more scams. The number of scams is high online but if you get any information about them no one can easily understand where they scammed from all their information is secret. Scammers use that opportunity when there are more opportunities in any field there is also a tendency to commit crimes so always try to be as careful as possible.

You can't tell where scammers are from because most of scammers we meet online try to disguise themselves to be who they are not. Most scammers are anonymous with how they do their things. You can't tell who are scammer is, their are scammers every where and it is wrong to point hand that a particular region has the highest number of scammers.  I meet scammers on social media and and exchange always and I can't tell where those scammers are coming from.

Well the statement can be ananimous, it may be unverifiable fact, but the nature of the economy can leads to that if an only if is true. But one thing I can say in this post is that crime is everywhere many hide their own even in the western world their bad news is hardly revail to the public space, is very wrong to begin to speak and State Nigeria is the highest, I don't deny crime exist here neither do I defend because I am partake but to correct such impression if there is no research made to verify this is totally wrong is way of tarnishing the nation image by who speculated such.

Fair enough you're partially accurate but with a wrong mindset, you made a mistake with your topic firstly "are most scammers from Nigeria" how sure are you with this statement or you just decide to speak, what do you mean by scammers and the last time I checked about countries with the highest rate of scammers I didn't only see Nigeria listed but other countries were listed too so if talking about scammers Nigeria should  not be the only country listed. I wished you listed some steps to follow with the current economy situation, I'm not against your post but things like this should be done with caution and if possible enlighten the public with your points.

Are you implying that there are more con scammers in Nigeria than in other nations? Honestly, I don't think so. I can state that scammers abound in every nation, but their one common trait is that their wisdom exceeds one another's. I can demonstrate that Nigeria is a wiser nation than others. But I find it hard to accept that a large number of con scammers come from Nigeria.
To demonstrate that if you are not wealthy, you can establish a business, I see it as a joke, how can you say that a person must be wealthy before starting a business? Or have you forgotten that everything in life is a gradual process? Some people are quite destitute, while others begin their business with a modest amount of capital and have grown to become wealthy, with no single factor contributing to their success. So, in terms of corrections, every one can start a business both rich or poor may start their own business.

Yeah actually, there is now an employment shortage in Nigeria. Many people graduate each day, yet there are no jobs for them. The work now is solely about connecting, and even if you have connections but you don't have money, you will stay. only wealthy youngsters are able to obtain employment with ease.

You will not agree with you on the point that you rated Nigerians to be poor,  I am a Nigerian and live in Nigeria and I can categorically say that you are wrong,  Nigerians most especially the youths are currently doing very well in all aspect if modern day life and we are involved in most of the modern technology and also other aspect of life.

So for sure I won't agree with you because alot of the Nigerians youths are doing well in the music industry and even in tech and other vasitile lifestyle,  so agreed that the political leaders are highly corrupt leaders that have stolen the common wealth of the Nigeria,  but that doesn't limit most of the Nigerian youths to pursue modern living with investment into the career and picking up new challenges.

I don't think Nigeria has the most scammers in their country because they don't have enough resources to scam other people and it shows that they do not even have anything to prove that and you can just simply look at the state of their country right now, those people don't even have anything at all. and most of their people are not even aware of it because they think they are living like any others in the world while in reality they are left behind. the true scammers are those who took their resources in their land and teamed up with their appointed leaders and that is a fact since it is not even a secret anymore because most people in the world know it.

I believe it is nothing personal when comes to people who would dare to say most scammers are from Nigeria, you know. It is probably a stereotype which was created by the famous Nigerian prince email scam. I am sure you probably heard about it.
One suddenly receiving an email about an alledged Nigerian Price who has millions of dollars blocked by their bank and needs some contribution of some stranger of the internet in other to enable the access to his account. It is a pretty old scam method, whose origin can be traced back to the Spanish Treasure Ship scam.

I don't doubt there is working and humble people in Nigeria, I have seen interviews and documentary films about Nigeria's film industry. It is impressive how much creativity can be reached with such a low budget, compared to Hollywood.

Scammers originate from all countries, I don’t think it’s fair to try & say most scammers are from Nigeria. Sure there will be scammers from Nigeria but the same can be said about most countries. Just be aware, don’t be naive & give up your personal information online. If something seems too good to be true it almost certainly is.

Op, I believe you are also a Nigerian since you Identify with the Nigerian local board. Back to the conclusion you have drawn because it doesn't look like you asked a question here, this is what I have to answer you, Scammers are everywhere around the world the only reason you see most people bringing up cases of scam in Nigeria is because the news of the number of scams that are done by some Nigerian people are no longer hidden. There's no part of the world where you can't get scammers so most scammers are not Nigerians. The real scammers are politicians and their political parties who have subjected her citizens to hardship and hunger making the common people to become beggars where they are supposed to have a better life.

I wonder what those that like blackmailing our youth and some other sector of our society benefits from it, I know of a truth our leaders has failed in their respective aspects of leadership but crime is general things all over the world, I don't know where you got your statistics or survey to know that Nigeria is the highest scammer, Cyber crime and all sort of crime is all over the world, I may not blame the newbies but just that our people do say that when a purpose of a thing is not know abuse is inevitable. You don't need to criticize your nation, tell the world your problem and what you hard or any body to succeed in this forum all you need is knowledge smartness, understanding, avoiding quick get rich, and emotional investment or trading. As a concerned citizen tabling your nation condemned you more as every nation see you as fraud even when your innocent.

I'm a Nigerian, born and brought up in the country and I can tell you that we have far more sincere people who have integrity and work hard legitimately to earn their incomes, so it's very unfair to categorize a country of more than two hundred million citizens as scammers, when the number of scammers are perhaps just two percent of the total population. It's true that we have corrupt politicians and we have criminals in the country, but these issues are not perculiar to Nigeria, I believe that there are scammers even in developed countries like the US and Europe, and not just in Africa and Asia. So my point again is that if just a very insignificant proportion of the population are scammers, it'll be unjust to categorize Nigerians as scammers, being criminal minded is a choice that people make anywhere in the world.

Makes sense. In Nigeria, a lot of folks struggle due to a tough economic scene like jon are scarce, education is often a luxury and even basic things like proper food can be hard to afford. In this kind of environment, some people turn to scams not because they're looking for quick money but because they're trying to survive. Im not saying that what theyre doing is justifiable but addressing  these problems could make a real difference in reducing the need for scams as a way of making ends meet

You can find plenty in India, thus the term "indian scammer" used to refer to these famous call centers where a bunch of Indians claim to be from support of Microsoft or Google.
Let's not generalize that scammers only come from one country or there's a lot of them in one place but not another. In Germany and UK there's a lot of scammers from Russia and Ukraine. Basically if you get called by someone telling you that your bank account is in danger or they sent you a bunch of money by mistake, they're going to be talking with an Eastern European accent.
The rule of thumb is that usually people from poor regions of the same continent will migrate to rich regions and a lot of them will want to cheat the system by committing crimes, which is why Russians and Ukrainians used to run mobs in Western Europe and eventually branch out to the US.

Scammers exist everywhere. We cannot single out any single group as scammers.  And the people of another country are extremely poor and they are desperate for money to reduce their poverty, so are they scammers?  We know that the financial condition of the people of Nigeria is very bad.  And we also know that countries with poor financial conditions also have high levels of corruption, anarchy and crime.

Nigeria has it own peculiar problem and challenges but not that it ends with Nigeria alone. In fact some of the things you mentioned are found in most third world countries and that is because of bad leadership. The government is the culprit of this problem because they have bastardised the system and every government enters the system from rigged electoral system.

I think the solution is that the people should hold the government to have a transparent and unambiguous constitution for the people where the sections doesn't give room for lawyers and politicians to take advantage of. Like the Nigerian constitution is very much an ambiguous document, giving room for different sections and subsections to speak or interpreted in different ways.

However, some countries have gone through this and have been able to reorganize themselves like Ghana. Moreso, in Europe and America they have had there own fair share of bad government until they fortified their institutions and laws.

In response to your post, I have two things to say;

• You are correct about the government an economy of Nigeria. The country is a blessed country with mineral resources but due to gross mismanagement, those resources are not used to take care of the country and her citizens. This has made some Nigerians venture into illegal means to earn a living but not more than some other countries
• I am a Nigerian but I have witnessed more than twice where other country men will commit a crime and claim they are Nigerians in order to preserve their country name. Yes, I am honest about this. They claim to belong where is already trending for crime 

It is quite ridiculous to generalize a group of scammers. Scammers are everywhere they are even in places you would not expect them to be. Scammers have resorted to smart tactics in order to easily gain the trust of their victims. Nowadays, scammers have no problem exerting so much time and effort just to scam someone in the end.

Scammers are product of the incompetency of a government but almost all countries have scammers even first world countries. Countries with highly developed technology might even produce more and better scammers. Remember that scammers also need some resources to play out their scams.

If you are from a country that has a system that works,  such an account owner is in danger of being felt with as the first responded offender and he goes to jail for being so stupid to allow her account to be used for such unlawful transactions,  I read somewhere on social media where a woman carried out to the public about her husband arrest and detention because he allowed a scammer to use is UK bank account to receive a large sum of money for a scammer from another country a d being given percentage.

Some of these scammers have a large network base and have spread across countries,  using one another to perpetuate such acts and sharing the percentage.

So for that,  we can't really say for sure which country scams the most, because most of those scammers work as groups and sometimes even bank staff are part of the scam network.

Here in our country, there is what we call a "love scam".  Most Nigerians will engage with naive local women then extort money from.  Some of the victims that I know stated that they will ask for your bank account then they will use it for money laundering.  The will transfer large amount of money then transfer to other bank accounts.  They do not even know where the money came from and the Nigerians will not reveal any information about it.  But because of their relationship and love and trust with the Nigerian, they will just permit them to their thing and continue using their accounts for money laundering.

I'm very surprised at this post. Stating this here is the most irrational thing I've seen today, you think Nigeria is the worst of all, you lie because virtually most countries have regions suffering from these things and applying media protection and behavioral modification to make their countries look standard. it will surprise you that even America has slums checkout this link https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-faq/where-are-american-slums/, but you wouldn't see it being advertised, rather their might and good sides.

It's very Immature to come here to paint your country black. now tell me, are you seeking pity or validation?. You just displayed naivety at its apex. Let me tell you, every Nigerian has a very high survival instincts, just that in the quest of survival, some of them tread the wrong way and it exists in almost every country. Also, you seeing only the negative aspects of the citizens and not the positives is a testimony of your pessimism. My greatest problem with your post is that you are here advertising your country's weakness, who does that?.

This is wrong, you don't only need to be rich to survive here, you need to be smart and have the ability to recognize opportunities. Bro, work hard and get yourself out of poverty, you don't get rich by complaining or seeking pity. Even if there is hardship in the country, there is ample opportunities to really make it big in Nigeria if you're not lazy minded. Rise up man, get a skill, market it and make money to live a comfortable life rather than coming here to complain.

I thought most scammers were from Africa and Asia in general, actually. It has been documented that in India and some African countries are are whole facilities dedicated for people to scam through internet others living in developed countries, like the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and all countries in Europe. Scamming is like an institution in those countries, like a business,  those are like call centers where people spend the day trying to scam as much money as possible and they get a percentage of their theft, since as far as I know, the owner of the facility takes a big cut out the scammed funds.
Though I am aware it is something which came from Africa and Asia, it would be very daring to say that Nigeria is the main scammer country on the planet, here in my country alone, in Latin America there are already many of them. Such affirmations only hurt the sense and perception people can have on Nigeria, which I am sure is a lovely country, despise of all the problems it could be going through.

Ofcourse, any Nation so obsessed with money and don't care how it's earned will have lots of scammers. Money seems to be the god of such nation. It is easy to detect the money lovers here as their posts is so focused on coming out of poverty, money making, inheritance, and stuff like that. The more you focus on these, the more you need them.
People need to begin to learn to live without money and start living for the good of people/society. A time of great scarcity is coming. A time when money won't be needed. Those who rely on the CREATOR of the Universe will gain lots of good knowledge and wisdom to survive.

The Answer to that question is NO, what you heard of Nigeria is a wrong perspective of Nigeria regardless to scam. There is No country Globally that scammers doesn't exist U.S, Britain, Asia etc. so don't use your experience with one or what you heard to justify an entire nation. Globally you can see Nigerians thriving in various fields positively, politics, Academics, sports, movie industries, Entertainments etc.

What Nigeria is experiencing is as a result of bad governance and bad leadership, who fail to provide the basic necessity needed by it's populous citizens and the environment. There is no jobs opportunities and Nigeria have a large population, this has affected Nigerians but it has also build many not to depend on government alone. I know because of its large population crime and fraud are meant to occur or people engaging in negative acts but in every society there is always the good ones and bad ones.

Are most scammer from Nigeria? I really do think this is the most ridiculous statement I have heard this year, my question to you is that, are you a Nigerian? Because I have met so many reputable and sincere Nigerian, which I don't think they are what you make them look like.

For it's quite normal that in a society where the government are not providing jobs and other social amenities, their is a very high tendencies of fraud and criminality in the state which I believe is not only happening in Nigeria, but also in most countries across the globe that the people are not well taken care of, so my point is that if you know nothing about Nigeria, don't just conclude base on what you heard or one bad experience you had with a Nigerian, remember one person cannot define everyone.

Are most scammers from Nigeria?


CIA, FBI, Biden & US gov, fiat banking system, NATO, UN, etc.

You stated it right. It looks like the Government over there fucked up it's citizens and therefore there are high unemployment rates. If I am right, Nigeria is the highest populated country in Africa. If you add that to the fact that Government does not care about its Citizens, what you get is youth who have given up on looking for employment and instead resorting to scamming and stealing.
We can see similar cases in countries like India and I think Bangladesh.

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.