Why Email Scammers Are Always From Nigeria [VIDEO]

A stodgy lawyer, a deposed prince, a helpless (yet filthy rich) waif with a needy relative -- their emails land in our inboxes all too often asking for a modest cash advance in exchange for a massive payday down the line. And a disproportionate number of those too-good-to-be-true missives purport to come from Nigeria.

But why Nigeria of all places, and why don't would-be scammers try to mix things up a bit more?

Cormac Herley, a principal researcher at Microsoft Research's Machine Learning Department, says there's no particular allure to Nigerian riches. But using the same tired and far-fetched line helps predatory emailers isolate the easiest t…
Continue reading...

More About: email, email scams, nigerian email scams, scams