Microsoft organized the ' Alternatives to Cybercrime ' event in Nigeria . Michael Adewunmi founded Microsoft Training to train former ` ` ##s '' ' scammers . ' Street Skills says it currently has about 10 rehabilitated scammers that have found legitimate opportunities to fend for themselves and their families , there are also around 40 who they describe as `` work in progress . '' These ' scammers ranged from 15-year - olds to the university - educated .
Microsoft organized the ' Alternatives to Cybercrime ' event in Nigeria . Michael Adewunmi founded Microsoft Training to train former ` ` ##s '' ' scammers . ' These ' scammers ranged from 15-year - olds to the university - educated .