Satansplain #025 - Illuminati Believers in Nigeria

Why do so many people from Africa, especially Nigeria, mistakenly believe Satanists are the Illuminati? And that we're hiring? Satansplain investigates.

Selected sources:

- Nigerian church scams: https://www.forbesafrica.com/focus/2017/06/14/time-tax-nigerias-churches/
- The 419 Scam: https://www.newsweek.com/origins-nigerias-notorious-419-scams-456701
- USCIRF 2020 annual report: https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/USCIRF%202020%20Annual%20Report_42720_new_0.pdf

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - A special message to residents of Africa (especially Nigeria)
03:04 - Joining a Satanic organization will not guarantee you wealth
05:10 - We don't want you if you don't already understand Satanism
05:32 - We do not tolerate scams (and neither should you)
06:36 - We don't have branches/chapters and don't need them
08:23 - Summary
11:59 - Dealing with messages from Nigeria
15:51 - It happens offline too 
17:11 - ...and is older than the Internet
18:07 - People conflating Freemasonry / Illuminati / Satanism / wealth
19:53 - Satanism and Freemasonry (and propaganda)
20:16 - Freemasons, the mythical Illuminati, and the defunct Illuminati
23:31 - The ironically Satanic take
24:52 - Why Nigeria? Some not-so-great explanations.
27:00 - "Mud huts" don't have the Internet, dummy
29:30 - The 419 Scam
37:54 - Nigerian "church" scams
42:33 - Why Nigeria? Some statistics
45:00 - Freedom of religion vs. state religion
46:00 - Religiosity in Nigeria
47:05 - Nigeria and language
47:55 - Nigeria GDP vs. Human Development Index
49:02 - Summary