ICYMI: Inside the Secret World of Nigerian Romance Scammers [View all]

Last year Americans lost nearly $1 billion to a type of online scam that preys on increasing numbers of Westerners suffering from loneliness. Scammers craft fake online profiles and foster fake relationships with their victims to extract thousands of dollars. In his new book “The Yahoo Boys,” journalist and author Carlos Barragán travels to Nigeria to understand the lives and motives of the teen boys and young men behind some of these scams. Barragán sits down with Hari Sreenivasan to explain what he learned, and what the widespread nature of these scams tells us about the state of our connection to one another.

Tonight on Amanpour and Company Airs weekdays at PBS. Check local listings.

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