I can go on and on to show reasons why it won't be far fetched to suggest that Lagos, Nigeria can safely be classed as the scammers paradise. The internet is merely a tool that has assisted in the scamming business and strategically impacted the returns. read more
So they want to wheedle out only those victims that they know they can scam from the off. From Herley's paper: "[I]f the goal is to maximize response to the email campaign it would seem that mentioning 'Nigeria' (a country that to many has become synonymous with scams) is counter-productive. read more