Real life scams linked to “graduates” of scamming informal academies include various scams such as online romance fraud and business email compromise scams.

These academies, once local training hubs, have evolved into global threats.

They now export their skills worldwide, Fuelling more persistent and widespread fraud.

We spoke to Dr. Suleman Lazarus from the London School of Economics and Political Science who has researched and written about cybercrime issues in West Africa.