Comments on: I Go Chop Your Dollar: The 419 anthem

By: Human

Human — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:58:07 +0000

Having lived in Nigeria for almost two decades, I would like to answer some of the questions raised here:

1. Most of these scammers are from the south – Igbo and yoruba. The north (hausa) have few if any scammers mostly because they are traditional people still living a very simple life. (relatively fewer people even have access to and use internet there).

2. No, definitely not all nigerians are scammers but most scammers are nigerians (as well as other west african nationals). So if Nigerians are 150 million and total global scammers are 10K, then probably 7-8K of them are Nigerians. But this still leave 149,000+ Nigerians who are not 419 scammers.

3. Every region has its own style of crime and frauds. If west african are 419 scammers, then south americans are drug dealers white white westerners exploit contracts and resources in developing countries.
Similarly, US promotes and gets involved in most of the global wars to sustain its defense industry. And most western financial institutions offer such credits with hidden (or not so obvious) terms that because you know it, you are neck deep in credit.

These are just a few examples, and the story goes on and on and on. Our societies all over the world have deteriorated in the last century.

By: nigerian forum

nigerian forum — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:56:48 +0000

The song listed above was not even so popular in nigeria. Visit http://www.naijaloft.com and interact with a community of nigerians, get to know nigerians better and see that it is not just about 419 scams

By: nigerian news

nigerian news — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:53:37 +0000

It is very wrong to classify all nigerians as scammers. There are a few criminal minded ones in the country as well as in other countries

By: Henry

Henry — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:00:57 +0000

Like the difference between honest people and criminals. Here’s a hint: tolerating fraud isn’t social tolerance.

By: Desk

Desk — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:41:33 +0000

Those first MUGU is life are the Blacks , History has the facts during Slavery. Oyibo will bring Alcohol and rifle and blacks are handed over to them.
This Music reminds me of the GOD must be Crazy that has details of how we lost our valuable and intelligent men to the white.
Most of all is that our leaders with the help of foreign banks siphoned money meant to use for building our countries. Some of our leaders loose this money to their foreign partners .
We all know that Oyibo man is looking for deals desperately in Africa. The give bribes to receive contracts that they abandon at the end.
It is all over the world, it is all a game, so the Name Nigerian added to it is funny.
These are never in our character, 419 must involve 2 greedy person, one the victim , the other the Master.
If ever you look can weigh this facts well, you will see that 419 is everywhere not Nigeria alone.

We never made the guns, but those that made them used them to intimidate us because they need what we have by force.

By: Ezra Olubi

Ezra Olubi — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:28:08 +0000

you must be stupid for that comment. dipshit!

By: yomismo

yomismo — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:20:20 +0000

Nigeria is the joke of the world
It´s a shame for the humanity
I would feel very bad if I were from that shit of country

All of us are laughing from you, stupid mugus and ogas

By: YT

YT — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:34:31 +0000

Nigerian (Who am I?)

says……
I happen to be one of those non-Nigerian fraudsters, and feel offended that you imply that the whole country is involved in this nefarious activity.

comment:
The whole country is filled with shit colored pieces of shit.

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By: Hits Singapore » Blog Archive » Amazingly Catchy 419 Scammer Anthem: I Go Chop Your Dollar

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:37:12 +0000

[...] I was listening the This American Life podcast while drinking shade-grown decaf and clutching my NPR tote bag when I heard the best song in the world: I Go Chop Your Dollar. The song is essentially the 419 scammer anthem and has been around for quite a while. You know once an underworld has a musical genre – Nortenos, Gansta Rap – they’ve finally hit the big time. Read more… [...]

By: Nigerian

Nigerian — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:24:08 +0000

It’s an insult to say ‘the intensity with which Nigeria goes after morons and their money is incredible’.

Nigeria is a country of over 150 million people, and it might surprise an ignorant American like you, but not all of them are fraudsters. Nigeria doesn’t go after morons. Fraudsters go after morons. And last I heard, no country has a monopoly on fraudsters. Ken Lay was an American.

I happen to be one of those non-Nigerian fraudsters, and feel offended that you imply that the whole country is involved in this nefarious activity.

Your comment is as imbecile as assuming all Americans are…well, take your pick: warmongering, racist, gun-toting, Bible-bashing, pedophile, death-penalty loving, gay-hating, obese, drug-using, trailerpark-living, no-passport inbred morons who know nothing about the rest of the world.

By: TT

TT — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:44:36 +0000

I second this. I go chop your dollar is a comedy song sang tongue in cheek. Yahoozee is a straightforward taunt. If there is any song that 419 would listen to it would be yahoozee and certainly not this old school chop your dollar sang. I mean, I seriously doubt that guy knows how to use a PC…

By: TT

TT — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:42:18 +0000

No nigerian will reply to a comment like that. If you have something against another ethnic group, you keep it to yourself. Even on the internet. We live in peace because we accept differences.

By: John Biggs

John Biggs — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:04:21 +0000

Thanks for clearing it up.

By: John Biggs

John Biggs — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:03:48 +0000

Oh wow! I was looking for that.

By: Temi

Temi — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:23:33 +0000

http://www.sturvs.com/Music/YouTube_-_Olu_Maintain_-_Yahooze_Official_Video_-_Naijapolis-net/

By: Temi

Temi — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:23:05 +0000

Here is the real 419 Scammer Anthem:

“Yahooze”. From the term “Yahoo boys” – many young Nigerians who join chat rooms & entice foreigners into sending money via Yahoo messenger.
http://www.sturvs.com/Music/Yo…..polis-net/

(the one u posted above isn’t 0.1 times as popular as this one in Nigeria)

It’s a more modern video with Hummers and Chryslers, which really is what many scammers in Nigeria drive. Some drinks & girls too.

By: David

David — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:51:11 +0000

Here si the full mp3. Love it!
http://music.afriville.com/audio/33.mp3

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:47:28 +0000

Yeah it would be funny.
Except for the fact that some people have been duped into actually going to Nigeria – where they have been attacked by these gangs.

Unfortunately some have even disappeared.

More should be done to crackdown on this.
Many people seem to view it as a legitimate business, and corruption means that the authorities turn a blind eye to it.

By: exapted

exapted — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:44:44 +0000

Are any specific ethnic groups within Nigeria known for being involved in 419 scams?