Why Are Nigerians Made Scapegoat For Scams All Over The World?

Hello all,

The 419 thing has finally been publicized by the most popular black woman in the world. Oprah winfrey on her show with Brian Ross of ABC news said all Nigerians are fraud stars. The topic of the show was "Internet scams by Nigerians"
At the moment in the world today Nigerians are at great disadvantage. In Australia they do not allow wire transfers to Nigerians. In the US Daily Times and New York Times they always warn American citizens about having to do anything with Nigerians.
Several times on ABC news, they have focused on Nigerian scams to enlighten the americans. Infact they have come to lagos before to arrest yahoo boys in cafes! Straight from New York.
It is a pity, for those of you that have been to Europe and America you know how Nigerians are viewed. Even on Nairaland people bring in healthy discussions and some others are trying to bring in scam adverts to make quick money. Agreed not all Nigerians are fraudsters, but I mean most of the emails scams that are sent to 100s of millions every day are coming from this part of the world.
Nigerians are intelligent but a lot of people direct their intelligence to criminality. Even at student level when one becomes a student union government, his year plan is to buy a car before he leaves. Let the yahoo boys look at people that have directed their intelligence to bringing fame to the country and to them selves. Take a look at Prof Olufunmilayo Olopade, who won the McArthur genius award, for her work on breast cancer, take  a look at Chimanda the lauret writer, and many others, these are people that we should cue from.
For all you of that are just trying to get out of the borders of Nigeria to perpetrate crime, You shall no no peace and the end shall be distastrous for you. Let us give our country a good name and stop shitty emails trying to defraud other careless or greedy people.
The latest news rocking this country is federal government expenditure of $16billion on power, with little or no light to common Nigerians. Look at China as big as it is only 2.2billion USD is used to rebuild Beijing for the common wealth games! Sarkozy, the French president was in the middle east to sign a number of contract with at least 4 countries for provision of Nuclear power by france and that contract was just $10billion. Now compare that with Nigeria and see how corruption have eaten so deep! I love Nigeria, but we should join hands and make Nigeria a better place.
There are a lot of issues and this is spreading like a cancer. Comments please on this this thread.
Here is a link http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Celebrities/0,,2-1225-2108_2186033,00.html
Check out the comments on Oprah's statement from people from all over the world.
I don't support what oprah has said. But Yahoo boys and our corrupt leaders have messed all your good buisiness and creative minded Nigerians up.
You need real hard work to get to the top!

When you lie to your friends, parents and colleagues, they say its normal, but when you lie just to earn a living, they say its fraud,

We all lie, nigerians, americans,ect, as far as you are human,   The christain folks calls it SIN,

Because some don't know how to lie to earn a living, they are lashing, the consequences of lying to earn a living and lying to get out of a tight situation is same before GOD.

If you have your opportunity, men wise up and use it because traders lie every day to make extra gains.

We have not heard that a Nigerian living in USA for example Robbed a house,  bt the american black there do it on daily bases.

So if you are able to convince someone to give you money like a begger does, I think its not a bad idea, it only left for the giver.

GREED is commodity on the world market today with a high demand, the active traders are unemployed nigerian youths, don't blame them,  for if they was a better legitimate opportunity they would embrace it.

The solution is that our government should create more jobs for our graduates, 

This topic has immensely challenged me; thank you Akede.
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I get the impression that we are not speaking the same language here. Yoruba have a saying that : It is on the day that a madman agrees that he is insane, that he begins to get better. Yes we agree that Nigeria is corrupt . Indeed to eradicate the corruption within the next five to ten years will in fact take the Rawlings type of desperation . Otherwise we must strive to make corrupt people feel very bad and bring them to book , and that is happening now isn't it.

Nigeria is not the only corrupt people in the world , we must also understand that . I have friends working in public works department in UK and US, who get the impression that they have not left Nigeria considering the underhand deals that they see there. Nevertheless f**k them and their countries; Nigeria is corrupt, this we knowbut should that be your daily song and dance ? Come on let us celebrate our successes too

Governors removed from office for election rigging ; a serving minister dismissed and remanded in custody without bail ,  now somebody please tell me that we are not improving .

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