NewsmakersNG
http://www.newsmakersng.com/2017/11/02/police-smash-lagos-gangsters-robbing-nigerians-on-jiji-online-marketplace/
Segun Atanda/
The police in Lagos have smashed an organised crime ring through which Nigerians buying phones on the internet were being robbed on a daily basis.
Two of the gangsters, now in police net, told NewsmakersNG how they were robbing victims who responded to iPhone sales adverts placed on one of the country’s biggest classified websites and online marketplaces which brings buyers and sellers together – www..
Thirty-five-year-old Alade Olalekan and Olumide Oluwole, 31, contrived a means of returning fake money to those who they lure to the Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos, to make payment for iPhones advertised on Jiji.
According to them, as soon as they receive cash payment on the street where they have arranged to meet the prospective customer, they cause distractions by raising an alarm that Police Task Force Officers are coming.
As the buyer is wondering what’s going on, the gangsters would hastily end the transaction by returning the wad of naira notes collected, without the customer suspecting that they had cleverly replaced the money with brown paper covered with two or more notes. Then, they run away as if task force officers were coming for them.
By the time the customer realizes the scam, there would be nobody to hold.
“We make up to N60, 000 each time we do this. We started about six months ago,” Olalekan said. “I will just log in my e-mail address and enter their () site to place goods. We place big phones online at cheap rates. I’ve opened three accounts. At times, they will ban my account and I will open another one.”
According to the suspects, more victims fall into the trap at the end of every month when workers have just received salaries.
Lagos police boss, Mr Imohimi Edgal, told NewsmakersNG more about the scam and how his men smashed the syndicate.
He says in a statement: “On Monday October 30, 2017 at about 15:00hrs through the Trust-Built Community Police & Safety Partnership, intelligence report was received from a concerned citizen who had previously been defrauded.
The victim, who was defrauded through a phone contact number 08081273170 gotten online at www. website after purchasing an iPhone6 (64gb) for the sum of N70,000 and was to make a physical payment before receiving the product, was lured to make the payment to one of the suspects at Awolowo way around computer village, Ikeja.
“After the victim had made the payment, she was manipulated to believe that task force officials were after them. In that confused state, the cash she handed over to suspected fraudsters was later exchanged with neatly cut-to-size papers covered with three genuine N1000 notes presented as the complete money. It was hurriedly refunded to her. On further confirmation of the money, it was discovered to be a scam of ordinary paper notes.
“The victim reported to the police and gave full information which led to the tracking of suspected online fraud syndicate by Lagos police personnel of the SIB who...(See gangsters pictures and more) http://www.newsmakersng.com/2017/11/02/police-smash-lagos-gangsters-robbing-nigerians-on-jiji-online-marketplace/

Ftc FP material

When inside shop de their they want cheap things
You get cheap trouble too

Only Yoropigs can fall victim of such cheap tactics

Atandakk:
NewsmakersNG
http://www.newsmakersng.com/2017/11/02/police-smash-lagos-gangsters-robbing-nigerians-on-jiji-online-marketplace/
Segun Atanda/
The police in Lagos have smashed an organised crime ring through which Nigerians buying phones on the internet were being robbed on a daily basis.
Two of the gangsters, now in police net, told NewsmakersNG how they were robbing victims who responded to iPhone sales adverts placed on one of the country’s biggest classified websites and online marketplaces which brings buyers and sellers together – www..
Thirty-five-year-old Alade Olalekan and Olumide Oluwole, 31, contrived a means of returning fake money to those who they lure to the Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos, to make payment for iPhones advertised on Jiji.
According to them, as soon as they receive cash payment on the street where they have arranged to meet the prospective customer, they cause distractions by raising an alarm that Police Task Force Officers are coming.
As the buyer is wondering what’s going on, the gangsters would hastily end the transaction by returning the wad of naira notes collected, without the customer suspecting that they had cleverly replaced the money with brown paper covered with two or more notes. Then, they run away as if task force officers were coming for them.
By the time the customer realizes the scam, there would be nobody to hold.
“We make up to N60, 000 each time we do this. We started about six months ago,” Olalekan said. “I will just log in my e-mail address and enter their () site to place goods. We place big phones online at cheap rates. I’ve opened three accounts. At times, they will ban my account and I will open another one.”
According to the suspects, more victims fall into the trap at the end of every month when workers have just received salaries.
Lagos police boss, Mr Imohimi Edgal, told NewsmakersNG more about the scam and how his men smashed the syndicate.
He says in a statement: “On Monday October 30, 2017 at about 15:00hrs through the Trust-Built Community Police & Safety Partnership, intelligence report was received from a concerned citizen who had previously been defrauded.
The victim, who was defrauded through a phone contact number 08081273170 gotten online at www. website after purchasing an iPhone6 (64gb) for the sum of N70,000 and was to make a physical payment before receiving the product, was lured to make the payment to one of the suspects at Awolowo way around computer village, Ikeja.
“After the victim had made the payment, she was manipulated to believe that task force officials were after them. In that confused state, the cash she handed over to suspected fraudsters was later exchanged with neatly cut-to-size papers covered with three genuine N1000 notes presented as the complete money. It was hurriedly refunded to her. On further confirmation of the money, it was discovered to be a scam of ordinary paper notes.
“The victim reported to the police and gave full information which led to the tracking of suspected online fraud syndicate by Lagos police personnel of the SIB who...(See gangsters pictures and more) http://www.newsmakersng.com/2017/11/02/police-smash-lagos-gangsters-robbing-nigerians-on-jiji-online-marketplace/

Because of such idiots, honest sellers can not normally trade on Jiji!

Nigerian is a very Good and blessed country walai. It’s Nigerians that are bad later dem go dey shout government this government that. What about u and I the non government? We all need to be better pple biko

Lol see person hustle.yoruba ppl sef

JohnHopra:

Because of such idiots, honest sellers can not normally trade on Jiji!

Nothing bad about Jiji i can not say. Often I buy myself things there, everything went smoothly !

When some greedy broke ass niccurs will be anticipating, delighted and wont think twice of purchasing an Iphone6s going for 20,000 naira, why why wont people be scammed? Tell me.I am tempted to say that they should free those boy jere.For the most part, only greedy people fall for their pranks.

Its only in crime that such creativity comes up.

your father

BUHARIjubrin:
Only Yoropigs can fall victim of such cheap tactics

Ivobobul:

Nothing bad about Jiji can not say. Often I buy myself things there, everything went smoothly !

To Jiji never had any questions ! But people who do not follow the minimum safety rules, so it is necessary. Maybe they will become smarter!

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