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'The Yahoo Boys' investigates Nigeria’s network of cyber crime 'sweetheart scams'

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Jun 17, 20269:02Arts

In 2022, journalist Carlos Barragán moved to Lagos, Nigeria to investigate a cybercrime network of text-based internet phishing, also known as “sweetheart scams." He found that a small band of young men known as the “Yah...

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'The Yahoo Boys' investigates Nigeria’s network of cyber crime 'sweetheart scams' is an episode from NPR's Book of the Day by NPR. In 2022, journalist Carlos Barragán moved to Lagos, Nigeria to investigate a cybercrime network of text-based...

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Published Jun 17, 2026, 9:02 long, audio available.

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