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Topic: Why is Nigeria the world capital of scammers?

Anonymous A started this discussion 2 weeks ago #132,022

Why?

A black dude on the computer joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #1,410,722

It’s not really "the" world capital of scammers. It does have more scammers. If you look at which countries are known for having more scammers: Nigeria, Loas, Myanmar, India, the commonality is poverty.

A black dude on the computer double-posted this 2 weeks ago, 50 seconds later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,410,723

Aka - literally the most obvious reason.

A black dude on the computer triple-posted this 2 weeks ago, 2 minutes later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,410,724

Although in Asia, a lot of the scamming that happens in Myanmar is also done through human trafficking. Chinese gangs kidnap people and force them to send out messages to try and scam people all day as slave labor. So if someone is scamming you, they could also be a victim, so it’s important to keep that in mind.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 6 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,410,729

Poor countries with large populations, cheap internet access, and widespread English language education are exactly the kind of places you'd expect to see scammers, tbh.

A black dude on the computer joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 17 minutes later, 31 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,410,733

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
That’s actually a good point I hadn’t thought of, India and Nigeria were both colonized by the British so they both have big English speaking populations (as a second language).
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