dspeakes Wrote:
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> You need to understand something... these people
> think all Americans are rich. They are dirt poor
> with no prospects for a better life. If you had
> to choose between picking the pocket of some rich
> dude or starving to death you might make the same
> choice they did.
>
> I'm not excusing them, but I saw a documentary
> about them and this is a brainwash sort of thing.
> they honestly think we won't miss the $1500-3000
> they might take us for because they think we're
> all rich. To them, it's no more stealing than
> what our government does when they tax the rich to
> fund welfare programs. The only problem is, the
> people who actually fall for these scams are
> usually the ones who can *least* afford it.
>
> It's the Lagos government who doesn't prosecute
> them even when caught that is the problem. But
> why should they care? If they get money from
> Americans, that helps the local economy and then
> the government doesn't have to try to help the
> scammers.
>
> The scammers go to these internet cafes like we go
> to our jobs each morning. It's what they do for a
> living. They don't even see it as stealing; they
> figure if we're dumb enough to fall for it, we
> deserve to get scammed. They figure they've
> earned it by doing a good role play.
>
> If Nigeria would start prosecuting these people
> and do something to create some jobs they can do
> instead, the scammers would stop having to scam to
> make a living.
I've heard that that is how the illegal aliens feel, too. If they can get in, it is a good reflection on them. They don't need to be honest.