My name is Joy Egbia & i am in my late twenties. On d 24th of Feb. 2011, i opened a savings acct wit First Bank & since den i've been saving & withdrawing. But on d 23rd of Aug. 2015 sth terrible happend which i've nt recovered frm. B4 den, on d 13th of Aug. 2015, sm1 gave me N21,000 to keep so, i went 2 deposit d money in my acct. But i got d shock of my life wen d person demanded 4 d money on 23rd of Aug. 2015 & i went 2 d bank 2 withdraw it. Wen i got 2 d bank, i demanded 4 N21,000, only 4 d bank 2 tell me dat i had only N17,000 left in my acct. Hmmm 17,000 in an acct dat i've been saving in 4 d past 4yrs. I cldn't blieve it. I tot i was dreaming & my heart was already racing. I had 2 go bck home 2 get d slip 4 my last deposit of d 21,000 because d bank argued wit it. When i brought d slip d N21,000 was confirmed but low & behold i had only N17,000 in my acct.

Six months or so before dis happened, i went 2 d bank 2 change d fone no i registered d acct wit since it got lost & i gave dem my new fone no so dat i can b receiving alerts. I was given some forms 2 fill wich i did. I was even mandated 2 register 4 my BVN wich i did as well. But unknown 2 me dat dey didn't change d number & since i didn't have a fone dat period, there was no way for me 2 knw if d alerts were being sent 2 my current fone no or not & i didn't go bck to verify because i was sure dey wld change it..

When i demanded 2 knw wat happened 2 all d money i've been saving 4 d past 4yrs, i was told dat AIRTEL had sold my old line 2 anoda subscriber since it was no longer active & so d new owner had been receiving my alerts & recharging his/her fone 4rm my acct. since God knows when. The bank told me dat d fault is not 4rm dem so i should go 2 Airtel & rectify d problem. I later told one of relations abt it & we went 2 d bank 2gether but all efforts proved abortive.

We went 2 Pedro police Station as well & we were charged N20,000 2 trace d fraudster. But dey said dat d process will take months & @ d end of everything we might loose all d money dat will be recovered on police case & so instead of fighting a lost battle we shld let sleeping dogs lie.

I later went bck 2 d bank 2 demand 4 my statements of acct 4rm June 2012 to August 2015 so dat i'll be able 2 trace when d person started recharging 4rm my acct but i was given d 1 for d month of Aug only.
Dat same day, i withdrew N16,000 since i was nt allowed to withdraw d whole N17,000 & left their bank for them. The most painful aspect of the matter is dat d bank started sending alerts to my nw fone no after d deed had already been done.
This is d alert i was sent for April: Your Acct 304XXXX679 Has Been Debited with NGN8.00 On 24-APR-2016 12:46:32 By 23-Mar-2016 to 22-APR-2016 SMS Alert Cha. Bal: NGN669.78CR. The N669.78 is d N1,000 bal i left in d acct.

STATEMENT OF ACCT I WAS GIVEN
These are some of d recharges made from my acct by d fraudster frm August 1st to 13th 2015:
3/8/15: N100
3/8/15: N500
4/8/15: N500
6/8/15: N200
6/8/15: N500
6/8/15: N500
6/8/15: N500
7/8/15: N1000
11/8/15: N500
12/8/15: N200
12/8/15: N300
Total: N4,800. Every single cent i have in d bank is gone & i dearly need d help of my frnds & well-wishers to help me recover my money.

this is serious oooooo

What you mean is that the guy simply used your account number to recharge his fone?? Did the bank explain to you in detail how this was done?

thieves!

Ndo
Just thank God the fella didn't swipe everything

Go to Airtel office with the statement of account and explain everything to them.

I'll advise that you just lodge a report at the police station, do not ask them to investigate. then get a lawyer who will agree to share the proceeds if you win the case. keep on shouting it, one day one day, the press will help you shout it too until something is done and damages payed.

downside : it the bank throws away the form in which you requested the change in telephone number, case closed.

on the other hand , dnt think they can throw it away, cus they are now sendin texts to your newline.

modified: go to the head office and make a report, if they dnt tell you anything positive, tell them that on your way out, you are going to seuns house who will order the mods to put your case on front page.

Egbia:
My name is Joy Egbia & i am in my late twenties. On d 24th of Feb. 2011, i opened a savings acct wit First Bank & since den i've been saving & withdrawing. But on d 23rd of Aug. 2015 sth terrible happend which i've nt recovered frm. B4 den, on d 13th of Aug. 2015, sm1 gave me N21,000 to keep so, i went 2 deposit d money in my acct. But i got d shock of my life wen d person demanded 4 d money on 23rd of Aug. 2015 & i went 2 d bank 2 withdraw it. Wen i got 2 d bank, i demanded 4 N21,000, only 4 d bank 2 tell me dat i had only N17,000 left in my acct. Hmmm 17,000 in an acct dat i've been saving in 4 d past 4yrs. I cldn't blieve it. I tot i was dreaming & my heart was already racing. I had 2 go bck home 2 get d slip 4 my last deposit of d 21,000 because d bank argued wit it. When i brought d slip d N21,000 was confirmed but low & behold i had only N17,000 in my acct.

Six months or so before dis happened, i went 2 d bank 2 change d fone no i registered d acct wit since it got lost & i gave dem my new fone no so dat i can b receiving alerts. I was given some forms 2 fill wich i did. I was even mandated 2 register 4 my BVN wich i did as well. But unknown 2 me dat dey didn't change d number & since i didn't have a fone dat period, there was no way for me 2 knw if d alerts were being sent 2 my current fone no or not & i didn't go bck to verify because i was sure dey wld change it..

When i demanded 2 knw wat happened 2 all d money i've been saving 4 d past 4yrs, i was told dat AIRTEL had sold my old line 2 anoda subscriber since it was no longer active & so d new owner had been receiving my alerts & recharging his/her fone 4rm my acct. since God knows when. The bank told me dat d fault is not 4rm dem so i should go 2 Airtel & rectify d problem. I later told one of relations abt it & we went 2 d bank 2gether but all efforts proved abortive.

We went 2 Pedro police Station as well & we were charged N20,000 2 trace d fraudster. But dey said dat d process will take months & @ d end of everything we might loose all d money dat will be recovered on police case & so instead of fighting a lost battle we shld let sleeping dogs lie.

I later went bck 2 d bank 2 demand 4 my statements of acct 4rm June 2012 to August 2015 so dat i'll be able 2 trace when d person started recharging 4rm my acct but i was given d 1 for d month of Aug only.
Dat same day, i withdrew N16,000 since i was nt allowed to withdraw d whole N17,000 & left their bank for them. The most painful aspect of the matter is dat d bank started sending alerts to my nw fone no after d deed had already been done.
This is d alert i was sent for April: Your Acct 304XXXX679 Has Been Debited with NGN8.00 On 24-APR-2016 12:46:32 By 23-Mar-2016 to 22-APR-2016 SMS Alert Cha. Bal: NGN669.78CR. The N669.78 is d N1,000 bal i left in d acct.

STATEMENT OF ACCT I WAS GIVEN
These are some of d recharges made from my acct by d fraudster frm August 1st to 13th 2015:
3/8/15: N100
3/8/15: N500
4/8/15: N500
6/8/15: N200
6/8/15: N500
6/8/15: N500
6/8/15: N500
7/8/15: N1000
11/8/15: N500
12/8/15: N200
12/8/15: N300
Total: N4,800. Every single cent i have in d bank is gone & i dearly need d help of my frnds & well-wishers to help me recover my money.

Use Truecaller or Facebook to track the ba$tard who stole your money, then you take the evidence to his place of work and embarrass him.

why not call dat ur old line and pretend to be a secret admirer,lure his sorry ass to where yu can see him and arrest dat punk ass

I totally agree with antispexish,ziddy and freshramond, these Different options can help you recover your money or nab the guy butit dEpends on ho perfect u can use them without arousing suspicion

ziddy:


Use Truecaller or Facebook to track the ba$tard who stole your money, then you take the evidence to his place of work and embarrass him.

dnt go to his place of work o, dnt even let him know you where on his case, when you find out who he is and where he works, just start sending anonymous messages to his oGa.