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Last Checked Dec. 19, 2021

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Wed Nov 24 13:56:02 +0000 2021

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Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

In fact, freelance reporter @OlaigbeUthman started investigating the issue after his own friends at university turned cybercrime amid the pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 24, 2021

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Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

For Nigerian university students whose education has been disrupted by the pandemic and related economic chaos—including rampant unemployment and inflation—becoming a cyber fraudster is one of the few "jobs" readily available. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 24, 2021

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“I needed to do something. I needed to survive,” one student said, recounting his descent into the "yahoo boy" lifestyle—the local slang for cyber fraudsters that recalls Nigerian Prince Yahoo! Mail spam stereotypes. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 24, 2021

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