(Nigerian) MD Loses N$9m To ‘Witches And Wizards’

The News (Nigeria) ^ | 10/09/07 | Adewunmi Adebiyi

[P.O.E.]

Just when you thought you'd heard everything.

[lafroste]

And this guy was a doctor? Maybe colonialism wasn’t such a bad idea.

[Old Sarge]

“They made me to withdraw money from my account, which I gave to them under the pretext of making me richer, a thing I did not ask them to do.

That's a new Nigerian angle, for sure.

[Old Sarge]

the calabash started talking, but I didn’t understand what the calabash was saying.

Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Never trust a calabash, they are compulsive liars!

[P.O.E.]

Actually, they claim they learned corruption from the Brits.

[Loud Mime]

Why aren’t the democrats using this argument?

Oh...they don’t want to diss their donors.

[dighton]

Ping to the Talking Calabash list.

[P.O.E.]

Gosh, I miss ol’ Jimmy. What a talent for making people smile.

[txroadkill]

Boy, you would figure with a country so full of HONORABLE BARRISTER(’s) that someone would have noticed that the poor guy was getting scammed.

[Old Sarge]

I just poured through Wikipedia about the Schnozz himself. Armed Forces Radio, the works.

“Dat’s my boy dat said dat!”

[goldstategop]

Even Nigerians are conned by the 419ers. You have to decide whether to cry or to laugh at how easily people get taken in. No - you aren't stupid if you got scammed. If the Nigerians can't spot 'em, no one is safe.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[biscuit jane]

Thanks for the post POE. I like hearing stories from Nigeria, esp
juju stories, — brings a chuckle.

[biscuit jane]

“Even Nigerians are conned by the 419ers. You have to decide whether to cry or to laugh at how easily people get taken in. No - you aren’t stupid if you got scammed. If the Nigerians can’t spot ‘em, no one is safe. “

You know Nigerians Goldstate! They are smooth talkers.

They’d sell a lot of cars , maybe GM should hire a bunch.

[dangus]

Don’t believe him. I helped him move the “lost” money offshore, for a 10% cut.

[gnarledmaw]

ping

[Stoat]

Thank you so very much for the ping!

I am honored that you are aware of my appreciation for witchcraft stories, which I find to be either an amusing or sobering commentary on the state of 'certain' cultures.

Africa Nigerian lynched for witchcraft

'Witch hitman' jailed for life (South Africa)

Kenya Witchcraft stuff found in school (Also, mysterious stones fall from the sky)

Men avenged 'witchcraft' murder (South Africa)

South Africa Mob stones father at grave (Witchcraft blamed)

Zimbabwe's Harry Potter (After 107 year ban, Mugabe legalizes witchcraft and wizardry)

Zim Bogus traditional healer held (Told woman to hire mermaids, use bull 'privates' to find car)

Thank you again for being so very kind as to think of me  :)

[Stoat]

FYI, as of this moment the currency conversion of 9,000,000. Nigerian Naira into US dollars comes out to just over $72,000. 

Still a whole lot of money in Nigeria, but nothing like nine million American dollars.

Nigerian Naira to U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate - Yahoo! Finance

Currency Conversion Results

Symbol	Nigerian Naira	Exchange Rate		U.S. Dollar	Bid	Ask
NGNUSD=X	9000000	Oct 9	0.008016	72,144.289800	0.008016	0.008032

[Stoat]

A Calabash

 

[Royal Wulff]

And I thought it meant little tiny fried shrimp from coastal NC.