[GuB-42]

Nigerian scams are often Nigerian in name only. In the present case only some members of the team are from Nigeria.

There is a reason Nigeria is the country of choice and e-mails are so poorly written. First, it makes it obvious to those who know the trick, so that they don't call back and waste scammers time. Second, it gives a feeling of superiority to the mark.

[kazinator]

Also, Nigerian scams are a tradition from long before the Internet age. Using Nigeria is like "foo" and "bar" in programming examples. Sort of.