sophtaf:
well in my own case d guy(wit d money) claim to b frm cotonuen that he has gold,iphones,laptop,ipad etc. He wil gv me watever I wnt bcuz its only me he trust.(Me that wasn't contributin to dia discusion)buh iwil hv to help him clear his goods( wia money cms in) buh I said no I'm nt interested,that's wia d gbege start

My story is very similar to yours. Happened while I was at Oshodi, on my way to WAEC office to get scratch card that year. I only had sympathy on the bros 'cos he said he was a foreigner and has had his 'goods' confiscated.

Long story short, all the money I had on me were taken by the man and his gang. Thankfully, twas about 3k.

Them laugh me for house that day sha lol.

koolpapa:



You talk as if you are one of them,or are you angry for exposing you guys secrets?

So because he doesn't believe in the story, that means he's one of them? You people can be pathetic...Like seriously?

[size=20pt]When I gist you of my numerous experiences with them you go know say your own na joke.[/size]

@Op, you sound very mature, focused, wise and ungreedy. I see greatness written all over you. Please keep it up. I do someone is learning something from your story on how not to expect to reap where they have not sown, cos these fraudster thrive on the greed of human heart-nothing more, nothing less.

The fraudster are only in business because there is always someone greedy enough to fall for their quick-riches stories!

Same modus operandi these guys use even in Lagos. I've gotten into them like four times in 8 years of living in Lagos. I've gotten out of the cab every single time and decided not to get into unpainted cabs ever again.

sammieguze:
Hmmmm....


Happens everywhere....


Sometimes last year in the city of akure, while coming from work, i alighted at old garage along adeshida road to buy something when this handsome confused looking fellow came to me and asked for yemkems office.

He then started a useless tale of him having something to sell to yemkem that same day and that he came from ado.
It was at this point that someone else interrupted and called guy a fool for saying he is holding such an expensive material coz the material costs 500,000 and if those garage boys hear about it, the guy will be beaten and the product will be stolen from him.
What's my own with that.

The guy who interrupted our discussion now offered to take d handsome confused looking guy to yemkem's office and started begging me to join him and help the guy so we can escort him to the office together but damn.... After working for 12 hours, i just don't care about anybody again so i excused myself ignoring their plea.

The days later, i heard the story of a guy who went along with them when he was promised 50,000.

He was taken to a secluded spot, beaten mercilessly for looking good and not having money in his pocket and his shirt and shoe confiscated.....lolzzzz. Very lucky me.

Meanwhile, i av been approached for that same scam @ least ten times.

Don't know why always me

Oh!!! Had similar experience in Abeokuta, last year too. They always make use of handsome and confused guys. The guy approached me with something like a pendulum ball, asking me if I know of a particular plaza, and I said, no, then another guy interrupted saying it was expensive, bla bla bla your exact story, I dint even know they were upto something, I just walked away. It was later someone gisted me that she had same experience. Lucky you tho!!!

In a country that has this level of evil, its expedient that we don't need a joker neither clueless dude to sanitise the system, rather we desperately need great leader with lion heart to do needful

thank God for you o! I remember my sister's experience immediately they brought up the dollar sharing deal, she said "I don't want o!, drop me now go and share the dollar" driver and everyone started pleading with her to follow and take free money,she still disagreed and immediately she came down they started cursing "their" generations

OP is a learner.

Dollars ma foot, dem go take u money am so sure u didn't grow up in Lagos.

I entered the same around last year June, same story,same way, just that they were 3, there was no woman in the car. I already heard such story from a friend earlier and I knew that road also isn't safe, but it's always my major road. So after I entered, the driver drove like 1 or 2min and parked,sum1 wants to drop(d dollar owner) so they started the story,i didn't bother to listen,immediately they started I already knew and I said to myself "oh naa dis people,abeg I no wan delay myslf" I dropped of immediately,thou I listened to them for few minutes b4 dropping,but I already knew from d beginning so it makes it easier for me, besides, we were not on motion then. Same story,but I didn't wait for them to ask me if i'm going to share with them blah blah cus I already knew who they were, I just opened the door,they asked me why do I want drop,if I'm scared or something,i said nothing, that I got no time for all this,so they already knew I have the knowledge of their game. They moved immediately I drop off. This happened along badagry expressway,i took the taxi from igbo elerin express,d junction, we haven't even gotten to afro junction b4 it happened. I was lucky because I knew about the road very well and I knew d point they is ally start the operation from and besides,i already heard about similar dollar stories. I asked myself "shey one oga still dey put dollars for house, where d oga wan see d dollar sef for dis kind country wey tinz no easy,except u be politician,and u can't just keep a lot of money at home, if you get dollar,why u no charter taxi or go buy car immediately sef,u kum carry dollar for boot,not even for ur leg wey u sitdown"

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paulolee:
hmmmm.... nice story n I Tank GOD for ur lyf even if I Neva b'lived d story..
Mr op dnT wori, nollywood wud work on ur story..

Pls, dis story is just like what I went thru too m self @ Agbor in Delta state goin back to m station in Kogi and even in festac town.

Mine happened on the 16th of March 2015. I was going to secretariat from federal housing kubwa under brigde.

I stood for some time, i didnt see any cab going to secretariat. Area 1, berger, wuse etc came announced themselves took their passengers and left.

I golf car stopped in front of me, he didnt announce or say where he was going, he just made a sign with his hands like "where are you going"? I said secretariat. I went closer i said "secretariat" again incase he didnt hear me very well before. He said i should enter. Noticed that he didnt say where he was going like every other cab driver did. He only signalled to me. In my mind i was like why did this man stop right in front of me to ask where i was going?

In the car was the driver, a man in front, and a woman and another man behind. I entered and sat next to the woman. Funny enough i didnt greet any one (unlike me).

We barely went far when the man behind said he was alighting at the next bus stop. He handed over his money to the driver and also told him he has a ghana must go bag in the booth of the car. The driver asked him, so na you get that ghana must go bag wey nearly put me for trouble? That he wasnt go to stop for him bla bla bla. Then the man infront was begging him to drop him that he is taking him far from his bus stop. The waman also told the driver to drop him.

The driver kept going and i now heard him say, "sister make i tell you wetin happen". I said "ehen" in my mind and wetin concern me. I just told him to please drop me that i'm not going again. I opened the moving car before he even stopped and they were all asking me you no go wait make the car stop?

That's how i jumped out and was save. I dropped it was difficult getting another cab had to trek some distance.

But in my mind i really wanted to see the end of the drama!

Wonder what they would have used be for.

Gboliwe:
@vickyrotex, they haven't changed their format. Its still the old rugged "Oga die, I run with dollars, go police to report, cry blah blah blah. And there is always a woman among them.

I didn't know I was capable of cursing until the day they tried to pull the stunt on me. I cursed the woman mostly and I am sure her children's children will feel the impact of that curse too

And yet people still fall for it... They just keep accumulating curses for their generation... Too bad... "The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge"

To say that the same people would still shout "CHANGE " during campaigns, hmm I'm perturbed.

I had to send dis as a BC to my friends cos I realise the thing about this one chance people, u can be a victim if youve never heard of them or a particular style they use.

I just want to use this medium to explain the "new" or probably old method (if u are already aware) of one chance people.

once a victim enters the car as the last passenger (3rd or 4th at d back seat), they start complaints at the back that the car is too tight, by this time, they must have passed the bustop, dey now suggest that the victim should go to the front and join the other passenger there , convincing you that he/she will soon drop along the road.
Most times, you may oblige and go to the front seat... once u enter, dey ask you to jam the door severally, driver keeps saying "that door never lock well", since ure by the door , you keep trying to lock it or press down the lock button... during this period , ur mind may not be on ur bag ,they can open ur bag and steal any valuables (phone, laptop, money, etc) Note that you may become angry at this point and say infact you want to drop or they suggest you just drop, then they drive off..


please it has happened twice to people I know esp in Abuja...

once u enter public cars, no matter the circumstances, hold ur bag tight in front of you like a baby... and watch out for flimsy stories ( dollars, tomato in the booth, tight chair) etc, whether its one chance or not, just come down quickly...

May God help us all.


inform others... thanks for your time.

Sincerely,

shun12345:
[color=#770077][/color] :

Pls, dis story is just like what I went thru too m self @ Agbor in Delta state goin back to m station in Kogi and even in festac town.

I could doubt if I didn't witness b4, I had such experience too!

: :Even @ mile2 busstop dey re der, once dey see u dey wil first start wt pls where can I get badagry bus if u answer dem dey wil now start by sayin actually I am not from dis town and I ve bags of rice, pls shun dem and walk away

ritapearl:
Mine happened on the 16th of March 2015. I was going to secretariat from federal housing kubwa under brigde.

I stood for some time, i didnt see any cab going to secretariat. Area 1, berger, wuse etc came announced themselves took their passengers and left.

I golf car stopped in front of me, he didnt announce or say where he was going, he just made a sign with his hands like "where are you going"? I said secretariat. I went closer i said "secretariat" again incase he didnt hear me very well before. He said i should enter. Noticed that he didnt say where he was going like every other cab driver did. He only signalled to me. In my mind i was like why did this man stop right in front of me to ask where i was going?

In the car was the driver, a man in front, and a woman and another man behind. I entered and sat next to the woman. Funny enough i didnt greet any one (unlike me).

We barely went far when the man behind said he was alighting at the next bus stop. He handed over his money to the driver and also told him he has a ghana must go bag in the booth of the car. The driver asked him, so na you get that ghana must go bag wey nearly put me for trouble? That he wasnt go to stop for him bla bla bla. Then the man infront was begging him to drop him that he is taking him far from his bus stop. The waman also told the driver to drop him.

The driver kept going and i now heard him say, "sister make i tell you wetin happen". I said "ehen" in my mind and wetin concern me. I just told him to please drop me that i'm not going again. I opened the moving car before he even stopped and they were all asking me you no go wait make the car stop?

That's how i jumped out and was save. I dropped it was difficult getting another cab had to trek some distance.

But in my mind i really wanted to see the end of the drama!

Wonder what they would have used be for.

My dear... I also stay at kubwa and yesterday, a relative entered one chance.. I just narrated the story above.. just close to Papal ground...

The day I entered my own one chance was on a CDS day from wuse going to area 1.... I was unusually alert that day... I just dropped immediately I heard "I wan drop, I get something for booth" blah blah..

May God help us....

Soon we'll own our cars and all this rubbish will stop

tyconcepts:
Hmmmm....

Long trip back to 2010........Where I fell cheaply for this scam in Akure, along Ondo road precisely

Eyah... Sowie

moral of the story



DONT BE GREEDY

themodernman:


Banks in Nigeria are not helping matters as well, how will they allow someone carry such huge amount of money about, it's because they've failed us.

We need #Change!

Errr... Are you serious ?

hmmmm.... nice story n I Tank GOD for ur lyf even if I Neva b'lived d story..
Mr op dnT wori, nollywood wud work on ur story.. [/quote]

believe the story dear,,,,exactly op's story happened to me 2012,,,,,mine was from gwarinpa estate going to AYA in Abuja which was 50naira,,,,,they were four in a car.....the driver,,the man at the front a man at the back and a woman,,,,then i was the last passenger by the door.....till i entered and the car moving that i discovered that,,they were all looking like people that have not taken their bath for 3days,,

the guy at the back pleading, he doesn't want to go to the police station and the guy at the front were looking like they have shed blood before (i mean killers) their sight irritate me,i became uncomfortable and suddently the driver started it....

when i heard their argument about huge amount of money in the boot.....i said oh,,,then started searching my bag as if i forgot something where i was coming from....

Looking so worried about what i forgot,i then told the driver ''pls driver stop, i forgot something,,,,,,,and he looked at me and asked here I said yes here,,,,then he asked for his money,,,,i gave him 100,,,,he then stopped suddenly i opened the door,,,he said he has no change i didn't bother ,,,i came out bang the door,,,,and he zoomed away,,,,

i swallowed the spit in my mouth,,,,breath in and breath out,,,,,as in, i was almost gone ooooo,,,,,and i was left in the middle of a lonely road,,,,looking helpless looking left and right front and back,,perhaps for someone to come my way.....

For two weeks i was not my self
It was just God.....not me

Have become their regular customer,have boarded their cab more than 8times unknowingly,always same story of dollar sharing

If we are in a sane country by now plain clothes police men and woman will be everywhere looking like commuters and be arresting this guys, it's just too much, a couple of days ago two girls where dealt with in port harcourt. They where pushed out from a moving taxi and all their belongings have been collected by gun point. I do watch BAIT CARS and I give thumbs up to the US police.

paulolee:
hmmmm.... nice story n I Tank GOD for ur lyf even if I Neva b'lived d story..
Mr op dnT wori, nollywood wud work on ur story..

hmmmm.... nice story n I Tank GOD for ur lyf even if I Neva b'lived d story..
Mr op dnT wori, nollywood wud work on ur story.. [/quote]

believe the story dear,,,,exactly op's story happened to me 2012,,,,,mine was from gwarinpa estate going to AYA in Abuja which was 50naira,,,,,they were four in a car.....the driver,,the man at the front a man at the back and a woman,,,,then i was the last passenger by the door.....till i entered and the car moving that i discovered that,,they were all looking like people that have not taken their bath for 3days,,

the guy at the back pleading, he doesn't want to go to the police station and the guy at the front were looking like they have shed blood before (i mean killers) their sight irritate me,i became uncomfortable and suddently the driver started it....

when i heard their argument about huge amount of money in the boot.....i said oh,,,then started searching my bag as if i forgot something where i was coming from....

Looking so worried about what i forgot,i then told the driver ''pls driver stop, i forgot something,,,,,,,and he looked at me and said here I said yes here,,,,then he asked for his money,,,,i gave him 100,,,,he then stopped suddenly i opened the door,,,he said he has no change i didn't bother ,,,i came out bang the door,,,,and he zoomed away,,,,

i swallowed the spit in my mouth,,,,as in, i was almost gone ooooo,,,,,and i was left in the middle of a middle road,,,,looking helpless looking left and right front and back,,perhaps for someone to come my way.....

For two weeks i was not my self
It was just God.....not me

My sis experienced this yesterday just from wuse2 coming to garki2... God helped her and she was smart enough to sharply drop outta the car when they tried stopping for a bit...Glory be to God.

themodernman:


I've always believed juju doesn't work...d only thing is dat they may kill d person for ritual but d ritual doesn't produce any result. Its because ppl still believe it works dats why I'm careful...d only way people make money from d supposed ritual is by selling d body parts but there's nothing like using someone's head to shine in real life...its all a farce.

you are a nigerian and u are talkin like dis

Xtfield:
Op, I don't know what you do for a living but I wish to say you have talent for writing stories. Have you ever considered writing story books for kids. You could begin to share dollars if you give it a try.Ii REALLY ENJOYED YOUR WRITE UP

Thank you

@VickyRotex
l dey feel u, joor!
Had the same experience some time in 2013.
Funny enough, the format was strikingly similar - the same Abuja o!
Twas my first ever experience of being one-chanced so foolishly, l never felt l was in any real danger!
Boarded the cab @ Kubwa '2nd' NNPC gate going to Brickcity just after and opp Kagini.
l shudder now to think l was actually full of pity for the dirty guy who the driver wanted to 'oppress'! LOL
What saved me was my total lack of interest in 'my share' of the loot.
l was even 'advising' the driver sef!
He promptly ground to a halt and practically shoved me out of the car before speeding off!
Na as l reach house na im my sister manage convince (with difficulty kwa) that l had just narrowly escaped being 'one-chanced'!
Moral: GREED ALWAYS PUTS ONE IN HARM'S WAY!

exactly op's story happened to me 2012,,,,,mine was from gwarinpa estate going to AYA in Abuja which was 50naira,,,,,they were four in a car.....the driver,,the man at the front a man at the back and a woman,,,,then i was the last passenger by the door.....till i entered and the car moving that i discovered that,,they were all looking like people that have not taken their bath for 3days,,

the guy at the back pleading, he doesn't want to go to the police station and the guy at the front were looking like they have shed blood before (i mean killers) their sight irritate me,i became uncomfortable and suddently the driver started it....

when i heard their argument about huge amount of money in the boot.....i said oh,,,then started searching my bag as if i forgot something where i was coming from....

Looking so worried about what i forgot,i then told the driver ''pls driver stop, i forgot something,,,,,,,and he looked at me and said here I said yes here,,,,then he asked for his money,,,,i gave him 100,,,,he then stopped suddenly i opened the door,,,he said he has no change i didn't bother ,,,i came out bang the door,,,,and he zoomed away,,,,

i swallowed the spit in my mouth,,,,as in, i was almost gone ooooo,,,,,and i was left in the middle of a middle road,,,,looking helpless looking left and right front and back,,perhaps for someone to come my way.....

For two weeks i was not my self
It was just God.....not me

VickyRotex:
After seeing the thread about the one chance taxi driver that was caught, I’m sharing a similar experience I had in 2012.


It was on a Saturday afternoon, I boarded a taxi at AYA Abuja, my intention was to alight at Naomi plaza/park (A mini-zoo) but I wasn’t familiar with the place, my friends only told me it’s about #60 to #70 from AYA.


For those who had similar experience, you’ll rememeber that, it’s usually four people in the cab before you get in. i.e the driver, a passenger beside him, and two other passengers behind. Then the victim becomes the fifth/last passenger.

In my own case, there was a man (in white) sitting next to the driver, a dirty looking youth (the "invisible dollar" owner), and a woman (should be in her late-30’s).

I was so comfortable seeing a woman, especially being an elderly woman, I knew I wasn’t in the midst of men alone. Little did I know that comfort would disappear in few minutes


My mistake was telling the driver I don’t know the park (I don’t really see it as a mistake tho, cos I believe it’s a good thing to ask questions when you’re not clear)


The driver and his crew took advantage of that fact, and just about a minute to get to the park, they started their usual story of dollars.

The dirty guy said he wanted to alight, and told the driver to open the trunk so he could take his “Ghana must go” the driver paused and asked the boy if truly he is the owner of the bags, the boy said yes, and "Boom" the whole arguement started.

(Oh before that day, I only hear of one chance, never heard the full gist from anyone, so I was still enjoying the conversation)

The driver asked how can such a young boy be going about with 100 thousand dollars, ghen ghen, that’s when my eyes opened. I was like 100 thousand dollar in this car? Okay na. Bring it on. (How did the driver get to know the actual amount? I asked myself) Just when I asked myself that question, the woman asked the driver how he got to know the exact amount, then he said, its written on the bags (Kai, they were tryna sell me)


The boy kept begging and crying, defending himself with some fake stories, how he served his boss in kano for 10years and he wasn’t paid well, now the Boss is dead, and he entered one of his rooms, and saw 10 bags filled with dollars, then he carried three of the bags cos he was in a hurry (I was like, if you were not rushing you’d have carried more? Greed!!! And how can you possibly carry 3 bags filled with dollars from kano, and it wasn’t noticed by anyone? All this questions in my mind tho )


The driver still kept saying no, that he has to take him to the police station, all this while I was still mute and my own concern was for him to tell me when we get to the park.

Then the woman started begging saying she has a son like him at home and wouldn’t pray for such a boy to go to jail, the man at the front was still quiet and dint even interfere, he was just looking at his watch. The driver finally said, since the woman has begged, then maybe we should go to a place(his mechanic’s place) to share the money huhh That’s when I knew it was real now, and not an illusion.


I couldn’t pick my calls, I was scared. The driver asked everyone in the car, and they all said they were comfortable with the sharing. They already started discussing who takes the larger part, as the driver kept driving. Then he asked why I haven’t said anything, I was like (oh, I’m not concentrating on their discussion, that I just want to get to the park cos I got people waiting for me) he said okay, that we were almost there (we already passed the place ooo, and I dint know) but that shey I’ll still follow them to have a share ba? I said No. He asked why? I dint reply.


It dawned on me, that we’ve gone too far for such a journey to be #70 Naira like my friends told me. I started crying like a baby inwardly, but I was as bold as a giant outwardly. I told the driver to stop, he asked why, I said I’m not going to the park again, that it’s too far, and I needed to get back home on time. He said he’s not going to stop that he’s suspecting I'm an SSS agent and I might arrest them for knowing their plans about sharing the money. (Even if I’m an SSS agent/police, how can I arrest all of you at same time *in my mind*).

I was calm, dint wanna raise my voice, since I already knew what they were capable of doing. I just kept saying I’m not ready to share any dollar, (I could hear my heart beat, but I was still bold)

All of a sudden the driver stopped, he was about asking me a question ("You mean sey you no wan go share this money"?) as I opened the door, and stepped out. He asked for his money and I gave him 100Naira, (I wasn't bothered about the change), he said No, it’s #250, that we already passed Naomi park since. (Something I already knew)

I didn’t argue, I gave him another #100. Walked away, and the quiet devil at the front started talking and cursing his entire generation (not mine) the woman also joined. The driver called me all sort of names, and said “Na God save you” then zoomed off. (I said before nko, Only God could save me na)

I was on the lonely road, (still afraid, and looking right, left, front and back at same time ) I crossed to the other lane, and a cab stopped, he didn’t even ask what I was doing there, he just said “You don enter their hand abi”? I was surprised.

He offered to help me back to the park and while we were going he was gisting me about those people, saying when you insist on sharing the money with them, they either take you to a quiet place and rob you of everything you’ve got/unclad you, or they use someone for money rituals. He said they usually do the latter. And that they make use of charm/juju. Hmmmm

I got to the Park safe, tho was still in shock, I thanked the driver and alighted. He didn’t even collect a dime. God bless him wherever he is.

Oh, if I was greedy and decided to go with them to see/share their invisible dollars probably I won’t be here sharing this.

A friend told me, even if she feels the dollar is not there, she’d still go with them to be 100% sure. Hmmmm okay

Nairalanders, One chance is real. It's a day I can't forget too easily. I kept wondering what would have happened to me if the driver didn't stop or if their juju had worked.

I hope someone learns from this. Be careful and vigilant. I learnt they've got new strategies they use to get at their victims, but I pray they don't succeed as much as they try to.

In all, I give thanks to God!!!


cc: DragonKing

there you go

IT'S THE USUAL SYSTEM
YOU MUST HAVE HEARD ABOUT THEM BEFORE.
IT'S GOOD YOU SHARE YOUR STORY THO.
But why are flatees doing this to my dear country?

emusmith:
I know a woman... She was taken to the place of "sharing".


Them: Madam, go and bring 50,000 we fit change this paper into dollar.

Madam: okay, okay, I get hundred thousand for bank. E go do abi? Yes, they replied.

Madam: I no get TP, make una give 2k, make I enter taxi go bank.

They gave her...

She left and never went back...

Na she put them for one chance kwa....