Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. CHAPTER 1: “Urgent Business Relationship”: Nigerian E-Mail Scams 28
8. CHAPTER 2: From Favoritism to 419: Corruption in Everyday Life 53
9. CHAPTER 3: Development Scams: Donors, Dollars, and NGO Entrepreneurs 88
10. CHAPTER 4: “Fair Play Even among Robbers”: Democracy, Politics, and Corruption 112
11. CHAPTER 5: Rumors, Riots, and Diabolical Rituals 138
12. CHAPTER 6: “They Became the Criminals They Were Supposed to Fight”: Crime, Corruption, and Vigilante Justice 166
13. CHAPTER 7: Anticorruption Aspirations: Biafrans and Born-again Christians 191
14. CONCLUSION 221
15. Appendix 233
16. Notes 241
17. References 247
18. Index 257