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Manual of Chutzpah, Chapter 4

NIGERIA, the country that gave the world the infamous 419 scam designed to empty the bank accounts of innocent victims, has warned its citizens to be wary of fraudsters when they travel to Britain.

In a deadly serious travel advisory — greeted with scorn by Western visitors to a country where 12 Britons have been kidnapped this year — the Information Ministry said that Nigerian visitors to Britain had suffered an increase in robberies and other crimes.

I guess the advisory didn't include any warnings about English widows who are trying to get $140,000,000 out of the country and are looking for a trusted stranger to help them. I hope no Nigerians fall for that one! Beware cheats of London says the con-trick capital.