Olivia Ndubuisi infiltrated one of the notorious ‘419 scams’ industry’s headquarters.
In this universe, Nigerian young men use the internet to relieve unsuspecting ‘clients’ of their money in romance, gold, or business scams.
The Yahoo Boy rarely lives alone. He needs his comrades around him to pull off a successful scam: the document forger, the international call router, the bank account frontperson and the tech wizard are needed just as much as the smooth talker. Luckily for the Yahoo Boy, this is not a problem, because the sector pulls in enough money to create room for everyone. An entirely new building, tucked in the middle of New Haven, Enugu, Nigeria, houses scammers as well as the offices that produce the documents, stamps, phone connections and internet disguises they need.