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Twitter pokes fun at millions found in Nigerian apartment
Authorities in Nigeria found $43.4 million in US dollar notes in an apartment in the country’s largest city, Lagos, in an event that was not lost on Twitter users.
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Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says that along with the millions of US dollars, $75,000 worth of Nigerian currency and $35,000 in British pound sterling were also found hidden in the apartment. (www.facebook.com/officialefcc/File)
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hanks to a whistle-blower, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) found $43.4 million in US dollar notes in an apartment in the country’s largest city, Lagos.
As per usual, the internet is having a field day.
It was not lost on Twitter users that the event took place in Nigeria – the country named in many spam emails from a “Nigerian prince,” in which a scammer poses as royalty to get a victim’s bank account details and/or money through transfers.
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Most of the said spam emails begin like this:
I've gotten a lot of spam, but Ive never actually received an email claiming to be from a Nigerian prince, until now pic.twitter.com/7HmirOZdHG
— Alex Gill (@thealexgill) April 1, 2015
So of course, everyone made the same joke.
@ctvedmonton The guy must've email a thousand people asking for help transferring that money. Was even willing to pay. No one wanted to help. #Sad!
— Patrick McDevitt (@pfmcdevitt) April 15, 2017
@CNN Maybe I should email that Nigerian prince back, after all 🤔
— Kristina Montesano (@ohthatkristina) April 14, 2017
@CNN Sorry to inform you but 9 million of that is mine. Left me by a unknown relative that wanted me to take care of their estate.
— John Conley (@johnrconley) April 14, 2017
@ctvedmonton Okay, okay, my credit card number is 4053 2311 3441 2211, so please do go ahead and release the funds to my bank account.
— The Ottawa Ross (@ottaross) April 16, 2017
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As for the actual incident, an investigation is ongoing, and Nigeria’s EFCC has said that along with the USD, $75,000 worth of Nigerian currency and $35,000 in British pound sterling were also found hidden in the apartment, "neatly arranged”. (sul/kes)
