Predators and fraudsters are exploiting vulnerable unemployed Nigerians, and the costs are sometimes deadly. AJ Longreads explores how social media is being used to lure victims.  A warning - this story contains details of sexual assault. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the victims. Written by Damilola Banjo. Read by Laura Lockwood.

Predators and fraudsters are exploiting vulnerable unemployed Nigerians, and the costs are sometimes deadly. AJ Longreads explores how social media is being used to lure victims. A warning - this story contains details of sexual assault. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the victims. Written by Damilola Banjo. Read by Laura Lockwood.

Predators and fraudsters are exploiting vulnerable unemployed Nigerians, and the costs are sometimes deadly. AJ Longreads explores how social media is being used to lure victims.&nbsp; A warning - this story contains details of sexual assault. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the victims. Written by Damilola Banjo. Read by Laura Lockwood.

‘I was desperate’: Young job seekers scammed, abused in Nigeria

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