Surprised this wasn't mentioned, but it's worth noting that traveling to Nigeria to meet scammers rarely ends well for the traveler. It's not safe. It sounds like she had a unique situation with an apparently repentant scammer, but these people are criminals, and they've already demonstrated their lack of respect for you.
Most people blow the risks of travel out of all proportion.
I have traveled to known "dangerous" countries and the locals are usually way friendlier because of that. Learn who to trust, make a friend, listen to the locals. The same skills you need in your own country to avoid scams and danger can be used overseas.
My experience is that most warnings (by people that haven't traveled to the country in question) are pure rubbish generated by neurotic fear of the alien. For example: Don't travel to the US because you will get shot.
If a Facebook billionaire can walk the streets of Nigeria, you can probably do so too.
Sorry for the late reply: I'm definitely not afraid of travel. In afraid of traveling to another country in order to meet someone who has just tried to scam you.
Sure this story ended with some positive notes, but it feels like they're encouraging the same behavior for others. Tourist scams alone are so dangerous. Other people attempting this is even worse.
