419 In Nigerian Customs

They have come again with their dubious means of cheating desperate job seekers. They called my number yesterday and say they were calling from Nigerian Custom service and that i should call them in five minutes time. After i called the number, they told me that the final screening for custom recruitment is on and that the competition is too much as over two million people applied but i am among the lucky few that were selected base on merit. They told me that alot of ministers and senators are giving them too much pressure to shortlist their candidate and for me to be retain i should hurry up and send #50,000.00 to them before 4pm. I almost yielded but after i analysed the way they spoke to me i concluded i will not send the money untill i confirm from reliable source. The truth is that they were not custom officials but 419. Please, be ware.

I agree. We are mainly part of the problem and potentially, criminals as well. Paying bribe is a crime according to the law. Paying even Naira 20 to a police man so he can let you go is a crime. We, as a society have come to accept that paying bribe only makes us the "victims" but in reality, we commit crimes daily, while we continue to think the problem is everyone else but self. Until individuals start to understand that they are 80% of the problem, we have a long way to go.