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title: "61% of Nigeria’s Scammer’s Parents Know Their Children Scam and Are Ok With It – 2024"
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author: "SCARS Editorial Team"
published: 2024-09-22
modified: 2025-07-18
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# 61% of Nigeria’s Scammer’s Parents Know Their Children Scam and Are Ok With It – 2024

# 61% of Nigeria's Scammer's Parents Know Their Children Scam and Are Ok With It

## This Demonstrates the Deep Level of Social and Moral Corruption in Nigeria

### Primary Category: Criminology

##### Authors: •  [SCARS Editorial Team](https://scamsnow.com/?s=SCARS+Editorial+Team) - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. •  Portions from PM News

## About This Article

The discovery that 61% of Nigeria's scammer's parents are aware that their children are scammers and their involvement in scams and cybercrime, specifically "Yahoo Yahoo" (internet fraud), exposes a troubling issue of familial complicity. Many parents may even benefit financially from these illegal activities, raising ethical and legal concerns about their role as accessories after the fact, as outlined in Section 10 of Nigeria's Criminal Code. This complicity perpetuates cybercrime, damaging Nigeria’s reputation on a global scale. Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) highlights the broader societal and international impact of these crimes and stresses the need for comprehensive solutions, including collaboration between agencies. Without concerted action, the future of Nigeria’s youth, families, and its standing in the global community faces significant risks.

## 61% of Nigerian Parents of Scammers are Aware of Their Children's Involvement in 'Yahoo, Yahoo' Online Scamming

The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said its investigation has revealed that most of the parents of suspects arrested for involvement in cybercrimes, otherwise known as Yahoo Yahoo are aware of their children’s involvement in the crime.