Read my spoiler-free movie review of Nigerian Prince (2018)
Directed and co-written by Faraday Okoro, Nigerian Prince is the story of a Nigerian-American teenager who, after being sent to Nigeria against his will, he teams up with an Internet scammer in order to return to the United States.
The key cast includes Antonio J. Bell, Chinaza Uche, and Tina Mba.
Almost anyone who uses the internet is familiar with the concept of the ‘Nigerian scammer.’ Because I’ve had a Hotmail email account, such scammer emails have been a daily item in my junk folder.
I’m hoping this movie will be an interesting and entertaining depiction of the kind of person at the other end of scam emails. I also just want to know if the teenager makes it back to America.
Bimbo Manuel, Ebbe Bassey, Rita Edward, Craig Stott, Dean Cameron and Omar Maskati also star
Nigerian Prince Release Dates…
Happy Film Loving,
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I think it’s easy to be dismissive of these emails (and rightfully so, you shouldn’t share money or personal info with a stranger obviously), however, I never considered what could lead a person to actually write the emails or think up the scam in the first place. Interesting indeed!
These days one must be more than extra careful to avoid getting fleeced online, thanks to the continued rise of online scammers.
As for the likely justification by the scammers, I never considered any other reasons beyond, an absence of conscience, desperation and dare I say, ‘the thrill’.
Fingers crossed the movie is a pleasant surprise in several ways