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Re: I Just Got Scammed by Mayannar(m): 12:07am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
Hello nairalanders. I would love to share my bitter experience today. It all happened by 5.30pm. I had a chat with a seller on jiji and we agreed on a price. I got to his shop and inspectred and saw all phones were sealed. So a receipt was issued and it was written tested and okay. I paid through transfer and left thanking god i managed to get a brand new phone.

By the time i got back home, I tore the nylon as usual. However i heard a sound . I opened the box and saw the phone had flipped. I took out the screen protector, the phone was on. Inshort the phone was a refurbished phone. I felt sad and scammed. I called the shop and they start telling me sorry, that they did not know its refurbished .but i saw them all sealed in nylon. I later discover that the seal tape was missing. The imei sticker at the back was missing, lo and behold the screen was poorly glued. They promised to replace a brand new one. Now the question is how will i be sure brand new one is brand new one.

Nigerian crooks can get anywhere to get the seal sticker before opening it as brand new. I feel so stupid right now. All this happened at iwo road, inside a nice shop to fool ppl. I feel so ashmed. i paid 135k but got refurbished phone of 70k worth.

If this happened at iwo road?? Buh why didnt u go to Micro station or SLOT?? Those guys at iwo road are something else.. especially dah iwo road shopping complex beside Top success.. if you enter there and go back happy.. Thank your Mama ni o grin

Re: I Just Got Scammed by nnamdi640: 12:11am On Aug 28, 2020

My brother when next you want to buy a phone worth such amount make sure you go to trusted stores such as slot to buy it.The rate at which people are looking for money this days is alarming,that is why one have to be careful.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by motherlode: 12:19am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
Hello nairalanders. I would love to share my bitter experience today. It all happened by 5.30pm. I had a chat with a seller on jiji and we agreed on a price. I got to his shop and inspectred and saw all phones were sealed. So a receipt was issued and it was written tested and okay. I paid through transfer and left thanking god i managed to get a brand new phone.

You Sha fall my hand at the bolded... A phone you didn't test was written as tested and okay on the receipt and you went back home joyfully only to discover the foul play. undecided

Abeg when next you want to buy a new phone, just go to Slot or 3cHub.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by Nobody: 12:31am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
I am very devastated. Its a different thing if i got uk used. However it was sealed as brand new so i wasnt bothered. Not knowing i was scammed. The shop is owned by an igbo man and he claimed he bought it brand new.now im scared that the one they will give me tomorrow will still be refurbished and nicely sealed as brand new. I went to a shop withh my intention to buy a brand new never before used phone and i paid via real transfer .but look at what i was giving. Thats the phone as i got it from the shop before tearing away the nylon

why are you giving them the option of giving you another phone?
just ask for money back

Re: I Just Got Scammed by vickydevoka(m): 12:50am On Aug 28, 2020

They didn't scam u bro. U assumed scam. Can't u pay a rugged officer 3k to escort u. Dem go give u your money in as much as u still de with de receipt.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by OROSUNBOLB(m): 12:56am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
I am very devastated. Its a different thing if i got uk used. However it was sealed as brand new so i wasnt bothered. Not knowing i was scammed. The shop is owned by an igbo man and he claimed he bought it brand new.now im scared that the one they will give me tomorrow will still be refurbished and nicely sealed as brand new. I went to a shop withh my intention to buy a brand new never before used phone and i paid via real transfer .but look at what i was giving. Thats the phone as i got it from the shop before tearing away the nylon

I truly sympathize with you man. However, I must be very frank with you that you may never get a new phone or anything close to it if you continue with this your gentleman's approach.

You were scammed deliberately by that crook,so what makes you think the refurbished phone he sold as new will be replaced with a new one for you ? Omo,jara e ! You said this happened at "Iwo road", is it Iwo road in Ibadan or where ? You need to act very fast man before those crooks turn the table against you. Trust me,this is not a matter for the police o ,urgently approach those NURTW guys at Iwo road motor parks and table your matter before them. Request to see the park manager and discuss your matter him. Trust me,you will get a brand new phone you paid for immediately unless,that Igbo man wants to go back to anambra or wherever he came from empty handed and with some very serious bodily injuries.

Try this and thank me later.

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Re: I Just Got Scammed by Bwilliam(m): 1:03am On Aug 28, 2020

OP when you get home please, please and please gather your parents and beat the living daylight out of them for not teaching you common sense.
Like really bros, it's like you and your family are sharing one brain and it was not your turn to use it that day.
I fail to believe that a grown ass man will wake up and go to market to buy a "brand new phone" without checking right there in the store what you are buying.
Maybe they sold it to you cheap and you thought you were duping them and was in a hurry to leave the place.
You were quick to point out that it's an "Igbo" man that duped you even though it wasn't relevant, would you have preferred it if it was a yoruba, hausa or fulani that duped you. Would it have made the loss more bearable?

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Re: I Just Got Scammed by UDOKABESTLUV(m): 1:04am On Aug 28, 2020

Nawa o

Re: I Just Got Scammed by Exchangecrypto: 1:09am On Aug 28, 2020

I am a phone dealer.... If any phone have pass six months like iPhone and Samsung you can't get new one again na china one you will get ..... I have work in Malaysia in iPhone store

Re: I Just Got Scammed by Nobody: 1:18am On Aug 28, 2020

debola33:
You mean you didn't even check the phone you bought from a shop? Not even to test if it's working?

can u imagine! They should question where he get 135k, buy phone wey no test am, na only squander go do that kan thing

Re: I Just Got Scammed by Nobody: 1:22am On Aug 28, 2020

Bwilliam:
OP when you get home please, please and please gather your parents and beat the living daylight out of them for not teaching you common sense.
Like really bros, it's like you and your family are sharing one brain and it was not your turn to use it that day.
I fail to believe that a grown ass man will wake up and go to market to buy a "brand new phone" without checking right there in the store what you are buying.
Maybe they sold it to you cheap and you thought you were duping them and was in a hurry to leave the place.
You were quick to point out that it's an "Igbo" man that duped you even though it wasn't relevant, would you have preferred it if it was a yoruba, hausa or fulani that duped you. Would it have made the loss more bearable?

they should questioned that 135k.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by Nobody: 1:33am On Aug 28, 2020

i dont know why we nigerians take delight in scamming other ppl
we are the most religious ppl in the word and yet the most crooked
so sad

Re: I Just Got Scammed by AfroBeatDiary: 1:33am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
I am very devastated. Its a different thing if i got uk used. However it was sealed as brand new so i wasnt bothered. Not knowing i was scammed. The shop is owned by an igbo man and he claimed he bought it brand new.now im scared that the one they will give me tomorrow will still be refurbished and nicely sealed as brand new. I went to a shop withh my intention to buy a brand new never before used phone and i paid via real transfer .but look at what i was giving. Thats the phone as i got it from the shop before tearing away the nylon

Return the phone and use every means to collect your money! You might be buy a stolen phone or armed robbery related phone!

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Re: I Just Got Scammed by joyandfaith: 1:44am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
Hello nairalanders. I would love to share my bitter experience today. It all happened by 5.30pm. I had a chat with a seller on jiji and we agreed on a price. I got to his shop and inspectred and saw all phones were sealed. So a receipt was issued and it was written tested and okay. I paid through transfer and left thanking god i managed to get a brand new phone.

By the time i got back home, I tore the nylon as usual. However i heard a sound . I opened the box and saw the phone had flipped. I took out the screen protector, the phone was on. Inshort the phone was a refurbished phone. I felt sad and scammed. I called the shop and they start telling me sorry, that they did not know its refurbished .but i saw them all sealed in nylon. I later discover that the seal tape was missing. The imei sticker at the back was missing, lo and behold the screen was poorly glued. They promised to replace a brand new one. Now the question is how will i be sure brand new one is brand new one.

Nigerian crooks can get anywhere to get the seal sticker before opening it as brand new. I feel so stupid right now. All this happened at iwo road, inside a nice shop to fool ppl. I feel so ashmed. i paid 135k but got refurbished phone of 70k worth.

https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/g20040722/How-to-Protect-Yourself-From-Fraud/

Always do business with reputable people. if you have ordered the phone from slot...............
You might have even bought a stolen phone

Re: I Just Got Scammed by COdeGenesis: 1:44am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
Hello nairalanders. I would love to share my bitter experience today. It all happened by 5.30pm. I had a chat with a seller on jiji and we agreed on a price. I got to his shop and inspectred and saw all phones were sealed. So a receipt was issued and it was written tested and okay. I paid through transfer and left thanking god i managed to get a brand new phone.

By the time i got back home, I tore the nylon as usual. However i heard a sound . I opened the box and saw the phone had flipped. I took out the screen protector, the phone was on. Inshort the phone was a refurbished phone. I felt sad and scammed. I called the shop and they start telling me sorry, that they did not know its refurbished .but i saw them all sealed in nylon. I later discover that the seal tape was missing. The imei sticker at the back was missing, lo and behold the screen was poorly glued. They promised to replace a brand new one. Now the question is how will i be sure brand new one is brand new one.

Nigerian crooks can get anywhere to get the seal sticker before opening it as brand new. I feel so stupid right now. All this happened at iwo road, inside a nice shop to fool ppl. I feel so ashmed. i paid 135k but got refurbished phone of 70k worth.

Guy u dey waste time.Go and find army guy. Pay him like 10k. Your 135k go commot immediately. Nothing like changing phone, you can go to well known shops to get the phone. Or go and carry sars,but make sure u not a yahoo boy

Re: I Just Got Scammed by ghettochild(m): 1:46am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
I am very devastated. Its a different thing if i got uk used. However it was sealed as brand new so i wasnt bothered. Not knowing i was scammed. The shop is owned by an igbo man and he claimed he bought it brand new.now im scared that the one they will give me tomorrow will still be refurbished and nicely sealed as brand new. I went to a shop withh my intention to buy a brand new never before used phone and i paid via real transfer .but look at what i was giving. Thats the phone as i got it from the shop before tearing away the nylon

Abeg sorry to hear ur loss.. Hope they'd refund u.. Just carry army go..
Abeg if u need used fones.. Partly used fones..
Whatsapp me
+27737839889
I go send u better Huawei, Samsung from SA
It will only take 5days delivery via DHL shikena

Re: I Just Got Scammed by Nobody: 1:49am On Aug 28, 2020

emmanuelpopson:
online dealings nah NO GO AREA for me.. learned my lessons

u can do online dealings with less headache when u outside nigeria.Its nigeria that gives the impression that online purchase is bad due to our scamming nature.i have purchased some items from aliexpress and even from craiglist and not once was i scammed.but once it involves naija for me it must be physical dealings or else i am not interested.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by yusufmurry: 1:49am On Aug 28, 2020

obembet:
There is nothing scam here. They have shop, address, contact number and they never deny the goods. Just go back and get your money. If they want to play smart, get one mopol officer and settle him with 2-5k.

They also have police syndicates. I have been in his shoe at Lagos. Mine was a TV. I have vowed never buy anything second hand or even online. They are at Jumia, Konga ,JiJi etc.

I just hope the OP comes out fine.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by Samyokporua(m): 1:53am On Aug 28, 2020

This one is computer village seal na

Boozah:
I am very devastated. Its a different thing if i got uk used. However it was sealed as brand new so i wasnt bothered. Not knowing i was scammed. The shop is owned by an igbo man and he claimed he bought it brand new.now im scared that the one they will give me tomorrow will still be refurbished and nicely sealed as brand new. I went to a shop withh my intention to buy a brand new never before used phone and i paid via real transfer .but look at what i was giving. Thats the phone as i got it from the shop before tearing away the nylon

Re: I Just Got Scammed by munaco: 1:53am On Aug 28, 2020

Take it back to the shop for return and if they try to play you, look for their association especially chairman, if it is a market place. Complain to them and immediately they will answer you.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by ENIGMATIC2023(m): 2:07am On Aug 28, 2020

Next time enter a phone company and get your phone instead of jiji

Re: I Just Got Scammed by BEANSndPLANTAIN(m): 2:14am On Aug 28, 2020

MMWandali:

The works were finished from the foundation of the world Heb.4:3

I don't know why I am laughing at this

Re: I Just Got Scammed by mysteryman2014: 3:04am On Aug 28, 2020

Obviously the phone was not supposed to be a gift, it was for ur personal use, so why not open and test it before paying.

O'l boy na u fall mugu o, who buys phone without testing it.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by SyberKate(f): 3:27am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
Hello nairalanders. I would love to share my bitter experience today. It all happened by 5.30pm. I had a chat with a seller on jiji and we agreed on a price. I got to his shop and inspectred and saw all phones were sealed. So a receipt was issued and it was written tested and okay. I paid through transfer and left thanking god i managed to get a brand new phone.

By the time i got back home, I tore the nylon as usual. However i heard a sound . I opened the box and saw the phone had flipped. I took out the screen protector, the phone was on. Inshort the phone was a refurbished phone. I felt sad and scammed. I called the shop and they start telling me sorry, that they did not know its refurbished .but i saw them all sealed in nylon. I later discover that the seal tape was missing. The imei sticker at the back was missing, lo and behold the screen was poorly glued. They promised to replace a brand new one. Now the question is how will i be sure brand new one is brand new one.

Nigerian crooks can get anywhere to get the seal sticker before opening it as brand new. I feel so stupid right now. All this happened at iwo road, inside a nice shop to fool ppl. I feel so ashmed. i paid 135k but got refurbished phone of 70k worth.

OP I want to believe you where not born yesterday. All this you wrote is irrelevant, you bought something from a store that isn't what you expected simply go back and return the item or ask for a refund. Telling us the tribe of the person is also irrelevant and I will tell you why.
I have bought about 5 flagship phones, laptops etc from people I have no clue of where they come from in computer village through jiji and guess what, non of them sold me something bad, I always did my due diligence of taking my time to check the product before leaving.
Now I was not always lucky, so last year I got this your phone Note 8 from a shop in computer village again through jiji and after spending time testing the phone I was satisfied took it home and the very next day the phone screen went dead.
I did not come here to open thread that I was scammed, grin

I went back to the store first thing in the morning, explain to them and they gave me another one.
Simple... No too much grammar
Not everyone is a scammer, many of those people are honest hard working people just trying to make a living.
Stop trying to vivify them for their condition.

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Re: I Just Got Scammed by Dshocker(m): 3:30am On Aug 28, 2020

Nobody get joy for this country again

Re: I Just Got Scammed by Peppermintflav: 4:24am On Aug 28, 2020

kheleaxy:
nawa oo...of all place to buy good phones..you go JIJI��...na you go enter am yourself oo..��

I bought my phone from jiji. I didn't even meet the seller, yet I bought a good phone. Some people are not just trustworthy.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by AerialMapper: 4:49am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
I am very devastated. Its a different thing if i got uk used. However it was sealed as brand new so i wasnt bothered. Not knowing i was scammed. The shop is owned by an igbo man and he claimed he bought it brand new.now im scared that the one they will give me tomorrow will still be refurbished and nicely sealed as brand new. I went to a shop withh my intention to buy a brand new never before used phone and i paid via real transfer .but look at what i was giving. Thats the phone as i got it from the shop before tearing away the nylon

Since you say he has a shop, if he refuses the petition FCCPC. Trust me, they will follow up and even deal his shop for deceiving consumers

Re: I Just Got Scammed by rottennaija(m): 5:13am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
Hello nairalanders. I would love to share my bitter experience today. It all happened by 5.30pm. I had a chat with a seller on jiji and we agreed on a price. I got to his shop and inspectred and saw all phones were sealed. So a receipt was issued and it was written tested and okay. I paid through transfer and left thanking god i managed to get a brand new phone.

By the time i got back home, I tore the nylon as usual. However i heard a sound . I opened the box and saw the phone had flipped. I took out the screen protector, the phone was on. Inshort the phone was a refurbished phone. I felt sad and scammed. I called the shop and they start telling me sorry, that they did not know its refurbished .but i saw them all sealed in nylon. I later discover that the seal tape was missing. The imei sticker at the back was missing, lo and behold the screen was poorly glued. They promised to replace a brand new one. Now the question is how will i be sure brand new one is brand new one.

Nigerian crooks can get anywhere to get the seal sticker before opening it as brand new. I feel so stupid right now. All this happened at iwo road, inside a nice shop to fool ppl. I feel so ashmed. i paid 135k but got refurbished phone of 70k worth.

Don't even wait long or ask for another phone. Ask them to refund the money immediately through transfer. Pursue the case ASAP. Arrest someone if you have to.

Re: I Just Got Scammed by rottennaija(m): 5:17am On Aug 28, 2020

Boozah:
I am very devastated. Its a different thing if i got uk used. However it was sealed as brand new so i wasnt bothered. Not knowing i was scammed. The shop is owned by an igbo man and he claimed he bought it brand new.now im scared that the one they will give me tomorrow will still be refurbished and nicely sealed as brand new. I went to a shop withh my intention to buy a brand new never before used phone and i paid via real transfer .but look at what i was giving. Thats the phone as i got it from the shop before tearing away the nylon

Don't wait for any replacement. Get your money back immediately. Go back ask them to give you your money before leaving the phone. Don't leave the phone or receipt with them until you get it. Involve the CID

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