Before going into music, some Nigerian artistes engaged in internet fraud (yahoo), defrauding people of their money. They saw yahoo as the only way to escape poverty. And many of the, still engage in fraud and use music to cover up. You can use yahoo to escape poverty but you still need to put the money you made from yahoo into something else cos you can’t do yahoo forever.
Internet fraud (yahoo) is taking money from unsuspecting victims either by different means either love scam, crypto scam, etc. Internet fraud can have very painful consequences to the victims both emotionally and financially. And also to the fraudster cos he or she will always be cautious of EFCC and other government agencies.
So in this article, I will tell you some Nigerian artistes that were into yahoo before going into music. So keep reading on.
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Why Did Rema Steal His Friend’s Laptop.
Remember when Rema said in his song “Holiday” that he stole his own friend’s laptop? well, here’s the reason why.
He said in an interview that “I didn’t really mean to steal my friend’s laptop but I had no choice, I’m sorry tho”.
“I think the lyrics in my song where I talked about the laptop scenario explains it all. I don’t really wanna glorify stealing but it was very unfortunate and I had to steal it. They made fun of mum because she got pregnant of me and I wanted to prove them wrong. So I had to steal my friend’s laptop.
Rema stole his friend’s laptop so he could feed his family.
Reasons Why People Engage In Internet Fraud.
These are some reasons why most people engage in internet fraud.
- Means of escaping poverty.
- Lack of jobs.
- Financial gain.
- Easy access to technology.
- Peer group pressure.
Nigerian Artistes That Were Into Yahoo Before Going Into Music.
The following are some Nigerian Artistes That Were Into Yahoo Before Going Into Music.
- Shallipopi.
- Rema.
- Bella Shmurda.
- Zinoleesky.
- Portable.
- Zlatan.
- Naira Marley.
- Erigga.
- Runtown.
- Corizo.
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