The fake sex chats fuelled by an elaborate scam
A BBC investigation has uncovered an elaborate scam where young men are being recruited to chat on adult websites using fake profiles.
We expose a scam involving young Nigerian men who trick other men by posing as women. It's called catphishing and it's illegal.
Also, in South Sudan more than a thousand trucks are stuck on impassable roads - unable to deliver necessary foodstuff.
Plus, in Mali, protests again to get rid of the UN Peacekeeping Force and French troops.
(Image: Close-up of a man using an online dating app on his mobile phone. Credit: Getty Images)
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