SCAMMING THE SCAMMER: HOW A NIGERIAN NEARLY TURNED THE TABLE AGAINST FRAUDSTERS
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An anonymous has shared online, his experience with a set of fraudsters as he nearly scammed the suspected ‘419’ who allegedly planned to defraud him.
Read his story below;
“WHEN I NEARLY SCAMMED THE SCAMMERS
Early this week I received a call from phone number 08139239474. He identified himself as Uchenna, a trader based in Abuja. He told me he got my number from the Nigerian Property website, and he is interested in one of the properties I advertised. The property is located at Orji and is worth 7 million naira. He agreed to pay immediately.
I told him he should send someone or come down here himself to inspect the property, but he said he was recently settled by his Oga and is always busy these days. He trusts me and he wants to transfer the money to my account to buy it for him in his name. I was a bit surprised.
Sounds so strange someone who I have never met before, who is talking to me on phone for the first time would just “trust” me and transfer a whooping sum of 7 million to my account for a property transaction. I smelt the scam. I also remembered a colleague shared this kind of information in our Lawyers Forum recently, so I decided to play along.
Evening the next day, he called me back and told me he will not do the transfer again. He was too busy to go to bank. He said he has now locked up the 7 million in the freezer compartment of an old refrigerator which he will waybill to me that evening. I told him I’m ok with the arrangement.
Around 9pm this number 08102319846 called me and said he is Driver Ayuba with my waybill item. He said I should wait for him at Control Post Owerri the next morning around 7am. I told him sir I will be there even by 5.
Fast forward next morning, I didn’t get a call from the “driver” till about 8.30am. He called me shouting with the top of his voice that the refrigerator he was bringing to me is frustrating his journey. It has been seized by Customs at Delta State. He threatened to drop the package if I don’t settle the Customs officers immediately. I told him to be patient and everything will be alright. He gave his phone to the “customs officer” to negotiate with me. Then the Kannywood movie started.
The custom officer was like “Kai oga I don seize am for your package. I go smash am oga. I go find out wetin de inside. Boko haram I finish this kantry, boko haram I come to south east. Kai oga bomb fit de inside this your fridge. I go smash am I go find out wetin de inside”
At this moment I couldn’t hold myself. I was laughing all through but maintained my cool. Then I asked him what’s the solution. He said I must pay 80,000 naira to them immediately. I told him Oga, I wan pay. Abeg no smash the package. E de important to me. Then he sent me this account details
(Odiakaose Joshua. FCMB, ACC NO 5194987013).
I told him I got it and I’m about to make the transfer. Then I ended the call and waited for 5 minutes. My Nwa- Aba instincts kicked in.
I called them back and told them there is a problem. The transfer is not going through. I just found my MB has finished. I asked them to help me out by transferring 1000 MTN airtime to me so that I can subscribe and send them the 80,000 immediately. All I could hear was laughter in the background. The “Hausa” Custom officer started speaking pure pidgin
He was like ” This my brother you strong o, na brain go kill you” He laughed and ended the call.
…and this is just heads up for everyone to be careful out there. Many people have discovered their hidden talents in this enduring economy. Don’t be a victim”.
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