They all want to be financially buoyant among peers, acquiring and amassing wealth, as well as living an extremely lavish lifestyle. Through their glamorous lifestyles, they directly and indirectly oppress their fellow students, living them in awe and confusion. “The pressure to be well known, and possess the most expensive materials things has led majority of youths into Internet fraud. From there, they want to feel among and belonged.”A student of Lagos State University (LASU), who gave his name as Chinedu, said: “So many factors lead undergraduates into online fraud. Most undergraduates have little or no entrepreneurial skills, hence have no idea on how to make money legitimately.

Source: The Guardian January 30, 2020 03:33 UTC