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Trust in Nigerian Princes At All-Time Low

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Jimmy Higgins

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CHARLESTON, SC -- "They simply can't be truthed," noted Adam Winston, an accountant who lives in Central South Carolina. "They make promises and then break them and leave you holding the bag." In this case, it left Adam Winston $20,000 poorer. His experience is not unique and recent polling has shown that trust in Nigerian Princes is at an all-time low, just 2 points higher than terrorists and 6 points higher than atheists.

Polls tracking trust in Nigerian Princes have been steadily falling for more than two decades now. Analysts are generally in agreement that the allegations of nefarious dealings, mostly online through email and wire transfers are the primary cause of this substantial drop in trust.

All is not lost however. Sandy Bell with Green PR Consultants indicates that "Nigerian Princes have a long road ahead of them, but with the proper marketing, such as charities, donations, highly visible acts of giving, it would be possible for Nigerian Princes to increase their trust among people, to easily higher than rapists or people that talk in the theater."

Emails and calls to discuss the situation with Nigerian Princes went unreturned.
 
Not trying to give them any ideas but to rebuild trust maybe they should avoid generating high expectations. For example, instead of telling us that in exchange for thousands of dollars we'd get millions in return, they should request a mere $1.00 in exchange for millions of dollars. They'll find that many more citizens of first-world countries are willing to risk $1.00 in the hopes to gain millions. They will also find that said citizens would lose no trust in a Nigerian Prince if, in fact, they get nothing in return. The lottery is a perfect example.
 
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