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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Dtygz: 5:52pm On Feb 01, 2023
iwaeda:


Five minutes from Mowe.Ten minutes from Lekki tollgate, Fifteen minutes from Dangote grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

I saw something like this in property section and I just dey laugh. grin

Location that will take nothing less than 1 hr to reach Dangote refinery.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by madridguy(m): 5:52pm On Feb 01, 2023
They don bite you before?

gaby:
God forbid..

I go rather keep my money under my bed or invest for any country wey I dey...

No be me and una...

Once bitten....
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Starboytwo(m): 5:54pm On Feb 01, 2023
Make them buy the land for where dem Dey now? Abi land cost for obodo oyinbo??

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by TOPCRUISE(m): 6:01pm On Feb 01, 2023
The problem I have with this warnings are
1) Names of Fraudulent Real Estate agents won't be mentioned.
2) The names of Fraudulent Real Estate Developers will never be mentioned.
3) Why the case was not reported to the police.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by lordm(m): 6:05pm On Feb 01, 2023
BabaOfLagos:
It's almost everywhere,

Not Lagos alone.

Happened to me 2021.

Got 2 plots of land somewhere at Omagwa, Rivers State.

Ended up I bought from a dubious real estate company, ended up loosing a few million.

It was too nice the offer to be truth, but I disregarded my instincts.

At the end, one can never be too careful, we all need help from devine!


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same with me, I bought from one Kelly Nwogu of Dvilla, till today I lost that money. I paid for a plot at Ipo area of airport
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by PropertyScout(m): 6:07pm On Feb 01, 2023
Abolodje:
E no concern me abeg, you get money why you no buy house for the abroad😕

There are some reasons why people would buy properties in Nigeria;

1. They already have a property in the abroad and would love to invest at home.

2. Some people are abroad to hustle and want to retire in Nigeria. So they want a fallback investment.

3. Lands are cheaper in most parts of Lagos than the abroad and the lands have a high tendency to do X10 ROI in a couple of years.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by LeopardX: 6:11pm On Feb 01, 2023
This is a business banks can go into instead of deducting stupid charges.

Lazy things.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Lojael: 6:13pm On Feb 01, 2023
lawyer:

Nigerians abroad who want to buy lands or houses in popular areas in Lagos such as Lekki, Ibeju Lekki, Ajah, Epe and Ikorodu etc are at the mercy of fraudulent real estate agents, dubious developers and wayo real estate companies, crooked omo-oniles and dishonest sellers.

They have no one to tell them the truth about the genuineness of the land or house because of the distance between them and the property they intend to purchase.
You should name the companies involved.. why are you omitting the names? Is this not supposed to help prospective land buyers.

These Nigerians abroad can only rely on the pictures, and videos the scammers send to them and word of mouth guarantee from the seller that the property is legit but meanwhile it is all a scam. The land or house has many problems associated with it such as:


Fake Owners

Fake Documents such as fraudulent deeds of assignment, fraudulent survey plans, fake C of O, or fake Governors' Consent

Fake location

Problem property that has issues with Lagos State government

Problem property that has court cases attached to them.

Problem property that has outstanding issues with either Omoonile or the community

Problem property that issues as regards debts being owned on the property

Wahala property that actually belongs to someone else but was fraudulently marketed as the scammer's property to deceive you

Wayo property that has no good title



These scammers target Nigerians abroad who cannot see the land physically but are anxious to buy land in Lagos. These scammers send Nigerians abroad carefully edited videos and flyers to lure them into parting away with their foreign currency.

These Nigerians abroad who have worked very hard for their money believe these cock and bull stories and end up paying for these wayo lands without verifying the title.

At the end of the day, when the buyer outside the country realizes that he or she has bought a wuru-wuru land, the dubious seller knows that Nigerian abroad cannot cause wahala because they cannot fly down from abroad to fight the land case.

Even if the Nigerian abroad has the money to fly down to fight the property scammer, the property scammer knows the Nigerian abroad cannot afford to stay long in Nigeria to fight land cases.

The scammer knows the worst the Nigerian abroad can do is to threaten, bark and shout on the phone. At the end of the day, no land or house and no refund. Case closed. Unto the next abroad mumu who wants to buy a land or house from abroad without verifying it properly.

For example, we received an email from one Folake living in Houston who is a victim of a popular real estate company marketing an estate in Ibeju Lekki.

She complained bitterly that she subscribed to purchase a parcel of land from the real estate company after the real estate company sent her beautiful pictures and compelling videos about the proposed estate.

She was advised to pay in full so that she would get her own allocation but it has been more than 1 year now since she paid without getting any allocation for her property or refund. She regrets not verifying the real estate company to save her money.

Another man named Mr. Osagie living in Kent called to tell me of his experience buying a parcel of land that was recommended to him by an Agent in Lakowe.

He was told that the land was close to Abijo GRA and it had no issues. He said he wanted to fly down to see the location and the seller but his job prevented him from doing so and he had to rely on the pictures and videos of the agent.

He spoke with the alleged Owner on the phone and transferred ₦14,000, 000 to the Seller. The seller helped him get a lawyer who drafted the documents.

He said when he came back home 6 months after the purchase, he was shocked to see that the location of the land was opposite the Abijo GRA and was far inside the Abijo community with only villagers there and no visible amenities.

He later discovered that the land itself was a committed land that belonged to the government and he could not build on it. All efforts to get the seller and agent proved abortive and he had to abandon the land and fly back because of his job.

A third complainant Mrs. Awuse a nurse living in Dublin is now in big trouble with her bank because she took a huge loan to buy fictitious acres of land along Monastery road towards Mopo Ibeju believing them to be genuine lands close to the beach not knowing the lands were not available for sale and belonged to the Oba of Lagos.

The developer marketed the lands for her as an investment deal that should not be passed. She actually flew down to Lagos to see the location of the land but due to time constraints she could not agree on the fee.

Weeks after she got back to Dublin, the developer told her that her price has been accepted. She ended up transferring over ₦88 Million Naira to the developer for 2 and a half acres of land.

She presumed since she had seen the land and the developer, the lands were genuine only for her to receive an email from an agent that connected her to the developer that the area where her land was located had been taken over by policemen and officials from the Lagos state lands bureau.

Because of her job, she could not come down immediately so she contacted her relative who coincidentally knew me because we had worked together and I had saved her millions from land crooks.

Her relative was very angry with Mrs. Awuse for not letting her know she was about to pay for unverified lands and at the end contacted me to look into the matter.

Unfortunately, there was nothing to look into. The lands belonging to the developer actually belonged to the Oba of Lagos and the Lagos State Officials came there to cordon off the area from trespassers.

There was nothing I could do. End of story. A simple search would have discovered this wahala and saved Mrs. Awuse ₦88,000,000. The developer to date has not refunded her money and the matter is just going up and down with no end result.

Nigerians living abroad should not be victims to these real estate con artists that would do anything to make you part with your hard-earned foreign currency.

Buying a land or house back home is a good thing that every Nigerian outside the country desires to do but it should be done with smartness, intelligence, and caution so that you don't fall victim to dubious property scammers.

Don't fall for videos, flyers, pictures, or wonderful verbal reviews by the agent, seller, or developer. Shine your eye. Na Nigerians we be. If they can scam Oyinbo anyhow, why do you think you are not their next target?

Don't squander your money. Verify the next land or house you intend to buy with Omonilelawyer to avoid stories that touch the heart. Don't lose your hard-earned money to land swindlers in this economy by purchasing a house or land with a Wayo Title document! The pain, stress, anguish, and grief would be too much for you to bear.

The choice is yours!

Please help share this post to save someone from getting scammed.
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by ScamDemicEra: 6:13pm On Feb 01, 2023
CallmeTrinity:
Omo onile is a Yoruba culture of land grabbing and thuggery .

These guys are land scammers. They have fake deeds C of O etc

They have teams working on social media to lure Nigerians in Diaspora.

You see them on social media with profiles like Olatunji*******
Occupation Real estate.

They are just scammers
Do you know how vast Yoruba nation/culture is for you to generalize like that ?
A stark illiterate is much better than a semi literate person !!!

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Elonmuzk(m): 6:16pm On Feb 01, 2023
I have been considering buying a house in lekki but this is actually what has been holding me back. No one to trust in Nigeria, not even relatives. Some of us would have loved to come back but there are just so much problems and shits going on in that damn fûcking country.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by CallmeTrinity: 6:16pm On Feb 01, 2023
ScamDemicEra:

Do you know how vast Yoruba nation/culture is for you to generalize like that ?
A stark illiterate is much better than a semi literate person !!!

I couldn't have said it better myself. Tinubu supporters are indeed iliterates

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Cutehector(m): 6:16pm On Feb 01, 2023
habeeb246:
They don’t have trusted relatives?
they do, just that they are secretive and do not want to involve relatives to pay them to do inspections.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by webm: 6:17pm On Feb 01, 2023
PWAN
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by technuel: 6:17pm On Feb 01, 2023
If it is not PWAN Group
I will rather leave my money in the Bank.
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by technuel: 6:18pm On Feb 01, 2023
Elonmuzk:
I have been considering buying a house in lekki but this is actually what has been holding me back. No one to trust in Nigeria, not even relatives. Some of us would have loved to come back but there are just so much problems and shits going on in that damn fûcking country.
Invest through PWAN and have rest of mind.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Cutehector(m): 6:18pm On Feb 01, 2023
Elonmuzk:
I have been considering buying a house in lekki but this is actually what has been holding me back. No one to trust in Nigeria, not even relatives. Some of us would have loved to come back but there are just so much problems and shits going on in that damn fûcking country.
then pay a lawyer to do verification for you.
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Cutehector(m): 6:19pm On Feb 01, 2023
technuel:
If it is not PWAN Group
I will rather leave my money in the Bank.
yes o... Pwan or nothing. I bought from pwan and days later, i was allocated the land. Very good and efficient company..
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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Elonmuzk(m): 6:22pm On Feb 01, 2023
technuel:

Invest through PWAN and have rest of mind.
PWAN homes right? That doesn't even have a functional website. I just tried visiting their site now and I got redirected to some weird ad pages, no thank you.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Elonmuzk(m): 6:23pm On Feb 01, 2023
Cutehector:
then pay a lawyer to do verification for you.
Which lawyer please? I don't mind paying a lawyer so far sh\e is genuine.
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by planetx: 6:24pm On Feb 01, 2023
Starboytwo:
Make them buy the land for where dem Dey now? Abi land cost for obodo oyinbo??
The process of buying land and building house is stringent at least in the US, probably the same in every western country. That is why vast majority take a mortgage to buy a already built house and Nigerians like to build their house in Nigeria.
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by ednut1(m): 6:25pm On Feb 01, 2023
Revolution plus has been accused of this. Even me wey buy land in 2016 with another company till date no allocation yet . I don bone am

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Sleektiger: 6:26pm On Feb 01, 2023
Very true and one have got to be careful. Lots of Land for say on distress in abuja.. Based on people relocating . Good investment
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by technuel: 6:26pm On Feb 01, 2023
Elonmuzk:
PWAN homes right? That doesn't even have a functional website. I just tried visiting their site now and I got redirected to some weird ad pages, no thank you.
May I know the particular Subsidiary of Pwan Group you are talking about because Pwan Group has about 40 Subsidiaries. It is one of the Largest Real Estate Company in Nigeria.
Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Wickedtruths: 6:30pm On Feb 01, 2023
CoronaVirusRelo:
REVOLUTION PLUS

And the bastard is a pastor in Christ Embassy

Using peoples money to live large.....

I have a feeling dude will be shot to death outside Nigeria

He's one of the biggest donors in Christ Embassy.
Maxwell Odum of MBA Forex was one of the biggest donors too.

All thieves from Christ Embassy

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Elonmuzk(m): 6:32pm On Feb 01, 2023
technuel:

May I know the particular Subsidiary of Pwan Group you are talking about because Pwan Group has about 40 Subsidiaries. It is one of the Largest Real Estate Company in Nigeria.
This one, correct me if I was wrong.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by astonished: 6:37pm On Feb 01, 2023
I want to ask a question oo,

Please people that are Dube by this Omo onile and fake estate agents, how do you made the payment, is it not through transfer and why can't you go after the account that you paid the money into.

If I find myself in this case, I will go after the account to be flashes and the owner should come out

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Konjiboii: 6:48pm On Feb 01, 2023
Just don't categorize every agent or realtor as scam, mention names so we can take necessary steps to avoid and persecute them, I deal in legitimately in real estate by the side and I have sold many properties without any issue whatsoever.

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by STENON(f): 6:49pm On Feb 01, 2023
Na Oponu dey buy such online land cheesy.

In this E world ...na E land you go get grin cheesy

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by seborrhic: 6:53pm On Feb 01, 2023
gaby:
God forbid..

I go rather keep my money under my bed or invest for any country wey I dey...

No be me and una...

Once bitten....
That is if you don't ever have intention of coming back or retiring in Nigeria.
So when you come for holidays for eg or to attend a ceremony involving relations in Nigeria,that is how you would be jumping up and down in hotels each time you travel down?

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Re: How Lagos Land Scammers Lure Nigerians Abroad To Buy Fake Lands by Cutehector(m): 6:56pm On Feb 01, 2023
Elonmuzk:
Which lawyer please? I don't mind paying a lawyer so far sh\e is genuine.
ok send a pm so i can share a contact with you.

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