Administrator Lite Posted August 27, 2008 Administrator Share Posted August 27, 2008 THE Nigerian high commissioner says people who are ripped off by so-called Nigerian scams are just as guilty as the fraudsters and should be jailed.Responding to a story in yesterday's Herald, which revealed Australians lose at least $36 million a year to the online scams, Sunday Olu Agbi said Australians had failed to heed repeated warnings not to deal with shady characters on the internet.He said media coverage of fraudulent activity stemming from Nigeria had given the country "a bad image" and "those who want to transact business with us are always very suspicious"."The Nigerian Government frowns very seriously on these scams … and every day tries to track down those who are involved," he said. "It is not in the character of Nigerians to be engaged in this kind of scam."Professor Olu Agbi said there were almost 140 million people in Nigeria and fewer than 0.1 per cent were involved.Nigerian scams are typically conducted via email and there are many variations. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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