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It has been estimated that almost 70 per cent of all email traffic is spam. And, in the online world, it is Nigeria that is often seen as one of the biggest sources. Ben Hammersley travels to Lagos to meet online scammers and the police tasked with tracking them down.

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Sun 16 Nov 201420:30GMT
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