The Scammer who Sold a $242 Million Imaginary Airport to a Bank

One of the biggest scams of the '90s

Image of Emmanuel Nwude courtesy of Wikipedia

One of the most fascinating scams that occurred between 1995 and 1998 involved Emmanuel Nwude, a Nigerian scammer who managed to sell a fake airport to a Brazilian bank. Such a scam is unlikely to be successful in today’s world as people are more aware of scams as a result of the surge in…

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