NIGERIA, to many of its citizens' dismay, is known for its scams. Since moving to Abuja, Baobab has received over 100 obviously dodgy e-mails a day with offers of millions of dollars accompanied by assurances that "pls this is not a joke and i would not like you to jeopardise it". Some e-mails are marginally more convincing with senders claiming to be bankers or bureaucrats. They are well written and free of typos. Some play on greed, others on charity and many on sheer stupidity. The scammers, who mostly use internet cafes, are hard to trace.
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