A number of websites in Africa and some other countries published articles in the last quarter of June 2016 reporting that the Nordic country of Iceland is offering a reward of 5 thousand U.S dollars per month to immigrants wish to marry Icelandic women; it is due to shortage of men in Iceland. The initial post was a blog “The Spirit Whispers” and it reported with breaking news and if you are interested then read full story that Iceland country has become a place of global attention due to population of the country, its customs and traditions. The most specific attention in the story was regarding the female population in the country. The total number of female had increased significantly which caused shortage of men, so the Iceland government has offered 5 thousand per month to immigrants marry with Icelandic woman.
After publishing this story, a number of male readers were interested in this offer and started giving their comments. At least one week ago, on 1st July 2016, an Icelandic website “The Reykjavik Grapevine” reported that a large number of Icelandic women have attested on Facebook that they experienced practically spammed with friend requests from unrecognized men outside the Iceland. The latest population data of Iceland has indicated the excess of men not women. It has been confirmed that the government of Island didn’t offer any reward or grant for immigrants marrying Icelanders. The Danish embassy in Egypt is responsible to manage affairs of Iceland in the region indicated that a number of men requested to take part in the alleged scheme and the officials have posted on Facebook about cancelation of the rumor.