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Top ‘Nigerian prince’ email scammer arrested

August 2, 2016/

Scam letters in Nigeria are nothing new.

They’re commonly known as the 419, says Sam Olukoya, a journalist based in Lagos.

Part of the reason why the malware-hacked emails are so popular in Nigeria is because they’re inexpensive to construct. With almost 61% of the Nigerian population in poverty, it also makes for easy money.

Lucy Martirosyan, PRI’s The World

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/08/02/top-nigerian-prince-email-scammer-arrested/87945460/

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