consumerist.com — Nigeria is mad at Sony for its latest ads that suggesting a lot of scams come from the country and is insisting on an immediate recant. "Nigeria also demands an unconditional apology from Sony Corporation for this deliberate negative campaign against the country's image and reputation," said a spokesman for the Nigerian government.
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sniperSep 20, 2009
Google is your friend: <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Akunyili" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Akunyili</a>Dora Nkem Akunyili (born July 14, 1954) is the former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria and current (since December 17,2008) Nigerian Minister of Information and Communications. She is a pharmacist and governmental administrator who has gained international recognition and won hundreds of awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights.
konebone69Sep 20, 2009
I would forever be loyal to Sony if they actually sent that.
thedutchSep 21, 2009
funny
williampanskySep 21, 2009
@seen2much - "they also demanded Sony's Bank account numbers." Ha.
Closed AccountSep 21, 2009
I've seen that commercial many times and that's not even what they air. It's "You can't believe everything you read on the internet. That's how world 1 got started"
justinjsSep 22, 2009
who cares?
Closed AccountSep 23, 2009
Nigeria is a shamefully corrupt, pock mark on the world. If they ALL died right now I couldn't care less. When I get emails from them I tell them I'm a warlock and have just cursed them and their family and friends ( they are extremely superstitious) to a life of misery and pestilence. I NEVER get an email from that troll again. Apparently they all talk to each other too about this stuff. After cursing a small number of idiots I get NO emails anymore from Nigeria.
horsewhipSep 25, 2009
presumably it would take one to know one?
horsewhipSep 25, 2009
we must have paid, with interest, because it has been 'fixed'; bloody jap blue suit salaryman
crunchyeyeballSep 28, 2009
Well, I can only speak from personal experience, but in terms of proportions, the online contact I've had with Americans, Europeans, or any other non-Nigerian nationality has shown <0.01% scammer rate, whereas literally 100% of the online interaction I've had with Nigerians has been scam attempts.Unless and until the Nigerian government acts decisively to fix their image abroad by cracking down on these people, the rest of the world will continue to see the country as a haven for scammers, and treat it accordingly.