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Subscribe to commentsBillNov 11th 2008 7:29PM
I attempted to do business in Nigeria and it is
absolutely the worst country in the world to try
and conduct business in. There seems to be
more scammers there than anywhere else.
Stay away!!!!
kmapqJan 15th 2009 11:09AM
It truly behooves me as to why someone would want to do all that travelling and giving up your soul for some inheritance that you dint know anything about. I would have heard about a family member or relative in that foreign land from some other family member before now or there must someone that i could ask ,but, greed will get you every time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . Think about it, you've never been to that part of the world, you don't know anyone there, how come clear out of the blue some one from somewhere out there will just up and left you all this money, they know all about and you know nothing about them???????????? GUUUULLLLIIIBBBLLLLEEE OR JUST NIEVE. I WONDER?