Warning: Contact your local Nigerian prince quickly to collect your inheritance before it's too late!

[SunnyD]

But who will be there to collect the P-P-P-P-P-P-PPPPPOWERBOOK?

Nigerian officials have launched a new initiative called "Project Eagle Claw" that will target Internet scams coming out of the country. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has already made a number of arrests and shut down 800 websites, with many more to come.

It turns out Nigeria is taking measures to fight Internet scams?law enforcement there has shut down close to a thousand websites and made 18 arrests as part of a new initiative to save the nation's reputation and crack down on Internet scammers. The program, called "Project Eagle Claw," has only just begun, but Nigerian officials expect it to be fully operational in 2010.

Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) described the initiative as "a renewed bid to clap down" (*clap clap*?) on Internet fraudsters. So far, the agency claims to have shut down 800 scam sites in addition to making the arrests, with many more apparently to come.

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(There's more, if you're interested click on the above link.)

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Its long over due. I imagine its nearly impossible for Nigerians to participate in international business because of the countries reputation. This is a step in the right direction.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

What exactly was it that was unique about Nigeria that made it such a hotbed for this kind of internet activity? Some kind of gap in their laws or international laws? I'm curious.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Cerpin Taxt
What exactly was it that was unique about Nigeria that made it such a hotbed for this kind of internet activity? Some kind of gap in their laws or international laws? I'm curious.

Erm, probably nothing to lose and everything to gain for most of their local population? Same reason South-east Asia is a hotbed for prostitution and sweatshop labor. Same reason a good reason of South- and Central-America deal in the drug trade.

With impoverished nations, it's a lot easier for corruption to turn a blind eye to some of these more "international" crimes when it bring income into the country.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Its long over due. I imagine its nearly impossible for Nigerians to participate in international business because of the countries reputation. This is a step in the right direction.

This.

Some guy from Windsor wanted my laptop for his niece from Lagos (she was in Windsor also) and wanted to pay cash in person... I still passed. Better safe than sorry...

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: Cerpin Taxt
What exactly was it that was unique about Nigeria that made it such a hotbed for this kind of internet activity? Some kind of gap in their laws or international laws? I'm curious.

Erm, probably nothing to lose and everything to gain for most of their local population? Same reason South-east Asia is a hotbed for prostitution and sweatshop labor. Same reason a good reason of South- and Central-America deal in the drug trade.

With impoverished nations, it's a lot easier for corruption to turn a blind eye to some of these more "international" crimes when it bring income into the country.

That all may be true, but it doesn't really answer my question. If Nigeria suffers the same circumstance as southeast asia and south and central america, why don't we see a similar volume of scammers from those regions? Why was it Nigeria in particular and not some other area? That's really what I'm asking. Maybe it's just coincidence, and that's fine, but if there's a definite reason I'm curious what it is.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Cerpin Taxt

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: Cerpin Taxt
What exactly was it that was unique about Nigeria that made it such a hotbed for this kind of internet activity? Some kind of gap in their laws or international laws? I'm curious.

Erm, probably nothing to lose and everything to gain for most of their local population? Same reason South-east Asia is a hotbed for prostitution and sweatshop labor. Same reason a good reason of South- and Central-America deal in the drug trade.

With impoverished nations, it's a lot easier for corruption to turn a blind eye to some of these more "international" crimes when it bring income into the country.

That all may be true, but it doesn't really answer my question. If Nigeria suffers the same circumstance as southeast asia and south and central america, why don't we see a similar volume of scammers from those regions? Why was it Nigeria in particular and not some other area? That's really what I'm asking. Maybe it's just coincidence, and that's fine, but if there's a definite reason I'm curious what it is.

Maybe Nigeria has a better internet connection? :laugh: TBH I have a feeling it has more to do with the fact that there are a lot more Nigerians living abroad in more modernized countries (in fact, most "Nigerian Scams" originate out of England if I recall correctly), therefor having more access to technology.

 

[palswim]

But my local Nigerian prince is in Nigeria doing his princely duties! I'm sure that's why it's taken so long for him to send me the money he promised.

 

[SirStev0]

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