let us face the truth

This is for anyone who is genuine and decent on this site. I just read the scam alert and I am appalled that Africa is not listed on the list of countries. Infact, my native country Nigeria and Russia are singled out as countries to avoid. Let me state here that I am an upstanding citizen of my country and that I got into this country legitimately. It is true that some of my country men and women have succeeded in ruining our reputation generally but it is absolutely wrong for anyone to assume that we are all scammers. While I have noiced since being here that Americans are generally very suspicious of others, think about the fact that if you get scammed then you must be suspect yourself. I refuse to be added to the stereotype and would say to anyone who is not racist or bigoted to take the time to get to know someone before you judge and condemn them. We are ALL citizens of the world, we should all have freedom to speak and be heard, interact, travel, get education, intermarry etc. God bless you for reading this.