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ALHAJI ali (m)
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guys i need your help,i bought a landrover jeep in usa,paid a deposit and sent a balance of $1,515 through homelink remittance uk(you pay naira in their lagos office and they transfer the forex to anywhere in the world from their uk office),i ve paid the naira value of above,given the account details of the car shop in usa,but after two months the money is yet to reach account of my car dealer!,when i asked why all the delay from my nigerian uk remittance guy(he have sent several funds for me before now)he said he got a letter from his bank in uk that my money is under investigation in us,and the dealer said unless the money get to their account before the end of the year,i would forfeit my earlier deposit of up to $5,000,please can anyone help me resolve this case?i really do not know what to do.the uk guy sent me a confirmation of transfer which i have sent to my dealer in us,but he have checked with his bank but no money.the uk remittance guy is refussing to show the letter from his uk bank,am just afraid.
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LoverBwoy (m)
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tell him to send/show the Dealer in US the letter from the bank so he can atleast extend the deadline
How did you contact the dealer, were in in usa before or over the internet?
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ALHAJI ali (m)
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over-the-net,and-secure
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LoverBwoy (m)
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one of them might be trying to scam you Your money can't be under investigation in the US because you are not the one sending it, the company is sending it you paid by cash to the branch in lagos Is the branch sending the money by check/cheque to the US? Is the remittance guy a one man company/business? why didnt the UK guy send the confirmation of transfer to the dealer directly himself? Go to the lagos branch and complain check the bank details of the dealer again tell the remittance worker to arrange a new deadline date with the dealer are they registered? maybe he has just watched the ABC report on nigeria  |
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Naija4ward (m)
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Alhaji, if this is the same Homelink International, then there might be a problem. Nonetheless I can help you file a complain in England. Ask them to give you the UK phone number of their office, as I have lost contact with them after they tried to play game with my money.
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ALHAJI ali (m)
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SAME OLD HOMELINK INTERNATIONAL WITH ONE MATHEW AROJO AS SOLE OWNER AND OPERATOR,THEIR PHONE IS 442072541005,MAIL( goarojo@hotmail.com),he sent me a confirmation of transfer from Barclays International Bank,made me pay extra 3o pounds to make the transfer(piority) deal to make the other guy in USA to get the money within 3 days,but as am talking to you,Arojo just told me that my money have impounded by US government as according to him the Company am sending the money to in US is under investigation.This was denied by the compay as they are gething monies sent from allover the world on daily basis,the company is 43auto inc,Joplin MO,Now the hard nut is Arojo(the UK remittance guy)should provide the letter he said he got from His UK,bank telling him about the problems with the transfer,he is dragging feet,I need help as I really in soup if this guy did not send this money and i end loosing this car,if you want i can attach the confirmation  |
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LoverBwoy (m)
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what is his address?
Do you mind if the police are involved?
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ALHAJI ali (m)
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i really do not care even if military is involve as long as the money get to 43auto its ok by me,the address he put on the barclays bank txfer confirmation sheet is g o arojo,44 reads ave,blackpool,fy 1 4de,contact phone 07960329074,he claims his account is debited already but this guy should not made go through all these,am just an average nigerian going about life in a simple and honest ways qed
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LoverBwoy (m)
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Have you spoken to the lagos branch
You should go there so you and the company can call and fax all details to the dealer
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ALHAJI ali (m)
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the lagos office cannot do anything at all,i call this man directly and even have to spend almost few weeks before he can fax the so call confirmation to me,i sent this to the dealer in us and its after checking on his bank for weeks that the dealer becomes worried and when i could not come up with any good reason he threatened to put the on sale to the next buyer.as i become so annoyed,arojo now told me that his bank sent him a letter that is his personal documentthat my money may be impounded as the other dealers company is under investigation by us govt.my dealer said he should produce the letter and also give him his bank contact so that they can iron things out but arojo is not playing ball,he is infact he is wasting my time,i ve been calling this guy,he does not call or even send mail at all,i think the guy is trying to cheat me.information is a big tool,that is why am asking for help on this forum,god bless you all as you did.
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LoverBwoy (m)
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contact his bank and ask for his status explaining your circumstances
im not too sure if they will give you any of his information but ask for someone/ a number you can call after explaining whats going on
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ALHAJI ali (m)
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loverbwoy,thank you so much,am acting on all your advise,thank alot
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layi (m)
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My dear, this is a clear case of scam. Contact the efcc immediately. Afterall they have an office here in naija , i guess.
Your money cannot be impounded. If any investigations is going on, your transfer would be bounced not seized. Arojo should provide the letter and it should be confirmed
Why should 43auto inc seize your 5k? Was there any term in the prurchase agreemnts that states that you loose your money if you could not pay up. the worse i expect is a penalty except it was clearly written as "non refundable" in your trade agreement.
Are u sure arojo isnt a pally wit this us guy because the non refund policy is stupid to say the least.
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ALHAJI ali (m)
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pals,i want to thank you all,you guys are great.| got police in,police waited outside their office as i stormed the office to ask for full refund of my money,arojo who ve been avoiding me called and talk for 1hr-30mins,an agreement was written for me to get paid next tuesday,it was scam.now does anyone know any reliable means of sending money to united states,that's cost effective,please advise me l needed to send the money back.
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LoverBwoy (m)
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How much is it to transfer money through nigerian banks ? Ask the banks
If you know anybody in america, you put the money in their account in Nigeria and they help you pay the equivilant in US
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ALHAJI ali (m)
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am sending 1,515 usd,forget nija banks,was asked to open dom account,does anyone have sincere and secured way.my american friends says they can't do it now
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igbonla (m)
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People should always seek easy and legal ways in all transactions for rest of mind.
The banks are the first line of support for money transfer business and you can use any of the following options.
1. Open a domiciliary account - easy and smooth just that you can't transfer more than $10,000 per week in accordance with CBN regulations (some banks may risk it and move more than 10k per week.
2. Use a friend's dom account to move the money.
3. Get a letter of request from the company in the US and the bank will send the money directly to them. Some banks don't accept letter of request sent via email (as MS Word document).
You pay only the COT in all the options above (some banks may ask for flat rate of $20 for the Telex Copy, if you need it). Your money gets to the US same day in most cases - especially if you do the transfer at the head office of any of the banks.
The method you attempted, like many others, are laced with opportunities for fraud and should be avoided.
All the best.
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