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Nigeria is not alone in cybercrime. But among a considerable number of Nigerians, cybercrime or Yahoo Yahoo exists at the intersection of crime and means of livelihood; wrong but necessary.
Aug 28, 2019
On 23 August 2019, 80 Nigerians were charged with defrauding victims of up to $10 million in one of the 'largest cases of its kind in US history'. AP PHOTO / REED SAXON
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