I ran into some Nigerians in China last year at the Canton Fair. We were in a little portable building on display, having a laugh. I mentioned that a Nigerian Prince had some money for me, and asked if I should give them the fee to pass along? A huge laugh followed, those guys were fun to chat with. Despite the (false) image of Nigeria as scammers only, talking with them and others it was apparent to me that the rest of the world is busy getting themselves to middle class - a flat screen tv in every house, a smartphone in every pocket. Those Nigerians I met were there to spend some real money, and they told me that they had been coming to the Canton Fair for years.

An interesting aside is that the Canton Fair was filled with people from every country and continent (but with noticeably very few Americans, or native English speakers). It looked like the whole world was shopping there, and the Canton fair seemed to have a sample of everything that ever came out a factory.