New book, 'The Yahoo Boys,' explores the world of Nigerian love scammers
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#766RX)
When his mother was catfished on a dating app, journalist Carlos Barragan got curious about who was on the other side of the screen. In his new book, The Yahoo Boys: Real Life with the Love Scammers of Lagos," Barragan takes readers to Lagos, Nigeria, to meet face-to-face with the love scammers exploiting lonely victims and costing them thousands of dollars. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with the author.