Geoff Browne, a film director and cinematographer, spoke to Allen Cardoza on "Answers for the Family," a weekly talk show hosted on L.A. Talk Radio, about the Nigerian scams that are propagating throughout the Internet and financially destroying families in the US and in Nigeria. Geoff traveled to Nigeria to research a script he is turning into a film based on the Nigerian email scams.
About Geoff Browne
Geoff's Browne's career as a film maker spans more than twenty years. He has traveled around the world--from the steaming jungles of Nigeria and Belize to remote provinces in Tibet, India and Malaysia. He has lived in a cave in a remote region and spent long days filming in the fiery-hot deserts of Iran and Saudi Arabia. In his award winning film"Call it Karma," he traveled alone into Tibet and lived in village with nomads and Buddhist monks.
In the movie entitled "Beyond Justice," he worked with stars like Misha Barton, Danny Trejo, Vinnie Jones and Luke Goss. He was a cinematographer on the National Geographic series Drugs Inc. Additionally, he has directed PSA's with Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Roberta Flack and David Steinberg.
His latest work has been on location in Nigeria, where he has been developing a movie on the Nigerian frauds called 'The Letter.' In a fascinating spin, he shares the story from the Nigerian side. It's all about a Nigerian teenager who wants to relocate his family from the Niger Delta. However, since he cannot get work with the oil firms, he makes a decision to join a group of e-mail scammers, deciding to pull off a scam that will change his life forever.
"The Letter" A Film On The Nigerian Scams
Geoff Browne's film 'The Letter,' will reveal how scams are the second biggest source of revenue for Nigeria after oil. The country earns over $300 million a year from it and some scammers have personally earned millions of dollars. The scams are done by individuals, groups, and even mafia-like criminal networks. Victims are often educated people, taken in by the use of formal language associated with the correspondence of bankers, military men and government officials.
The intrepid film-maker has been to Nigeria twice, met with scammers in the Niger Delta, and has a profound understanding of the socioeconomic forces both perpetuating the fraudulent industry and the government officials trying to put an end to it.
About Geoff Browne
Geoff's Browne's career as a film maker spans more than twenty years. He has traveled around the world--from the steaming jungles of Nigeria and Belize to remote provinces in Tibet, India and Malaysia. He has lived in a cave in a remote region and spent long days filming in the fiery-hot deserts of Iran and Saudi Arabia. In his award winning film"Call it Karma," he traveled alone into Tibet and lived in village with nomads and Buddhist monks.
In the movie entitled "Beyond Justice," he worked with stars like Misha Barton, Danny Trejo, Vinnie Jones and Luke Goss. He was a cinematographer on the National Geographic series Drugs Inc. Additionally, he has directed PSA's with Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Roberta Flack and David Steinberg.
His latest work has been on location in Nigeria, where he has been developing a movie on the Nigerian frauds called 'The Letter.' In a fascinating spin, he shares the story from the Nigerian side. It's all about a Nigerian teenager who wants to relocate his family from the Niger Delta. However, since he cannot get work with the oil firms, he makes a decision to join a group of e-mail scammers, deciding to pull off a scam that will change his life forever.
"The Letter" A Film On The Nigerian Scams
Geoff Browne's film 'The Letter,' will reveal how scams are the second biggest source of revenue for Nigeria after oil. The country earns over $300 million a year from it and some scammers have personally earned millions of dollars. The scams are done by individuals, groups, and even mafia-like criminal networks. Victims are often educated people, taken in by the use of formal language associated with the correspondence of bankers, military men and government officials.
The intrepid film-maker has been to Nigeria twice, met with scammers in the Niger Delta, and has a profound understanding of the socioeconomic forces both perpetuating the fraudulent industry and the government officials trying to put an end to it.
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Learn more about Nigerian email scams. Stop by Allen Cardoza's site to listen to the interview.
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