Persephone's Journals

Yes, you were clear about why he used Nigerians. Beside the fact that some Nigerians were scamming the whole world over the internet not too long ago (I even watched a Nightline episode about it), I didn't know that there are Nigerian gangs in SA right now terrorizing the populace, so my reaction would have been "He's using the Nigerians as a joke!", thinking about the internet scams. In fact, I did read a reviewer who thought the same thing -- thought of it as almost comic relief, not just because of the internet scams but because they were so "over the top" crazy.