Now, all this hullaballoo (noi) about Nigerian terrorism is really getting on my nerves. Apparently Nigerians have an unintelligent preoccupation with keeping up appearances (explains why consumer loans are so popular among middle-class bankers). Personally, I am more worried about our reputation as fraudsters (or "419-ers") than as terrorists. Why? Because we ARE 419-ers! You see, a reputation needs to feed off actual reality to be sustained. I mean, look at the numbers. The probability of running into a Nigerian terrorist, 1 in 140 million. Probability of a Nigerian fraudster? Just check your email for the next "system update" email from "Interswitchng.com" The problem is not the Nigerian reputation. The problem is the Nigerian. The Nigerian looking to score the next big government contract, or that believes anyone that works in an office from 8-5 is "rich" and should not mind sparing the "boys" some change. I believe we over
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