FBI fraud busts dent Nigeria's global reputation - CNN

[Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/africa/nigeria-fbi-fraud-bust-intl/index.html

[Michael Modesett]

I find this article very intriguing due to the fact that successful Nigerians (one was on a Forbes 30-under-30 list) would come to America (California) and instead of running a legitimate business, scam US citizens. This is a deplorable action and I think many of the Nigerian's trying to immigrate to a Western country such as the US or the UK would agree that this criminality doesn't make it easier to gain entrance into their countries of choice. I wonder why the CBN or EFCC couldn't or wouldn't stop the money that was being laundered into their country by these sophisticated internet scammers? To me it doesn't seem likely that thorough these arrests that Nigeria will be labeled a pariah state, but if this behavior continues then who knows. 

On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 2:31:19 PM UTC-5, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju wrote:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/africa/nigeria-fbi-fraud-bust-intl/index.html

[Shane Moloney]

Unfortunately it seems as though the actions of a few are going to reflect poorly on the 99% of Nigerians who were in no way involved. In no way should the scammers be condoned for what they did, but it is sad to see that the individual Nigerian will suffer the consequences of these crimes. The comparison of a Nigerian crime syndicate to the Italian Mafia of the late 20th century is an interesting and I think surprisingly apt one, as this recent crime bust could very well create a similar sentiment. Both America and Nigeria should focus on creating an image of an honest working individual as a model for their citizens.