Slynation:
Interesting...!! Then tell him you have someone in Fidelity bank who can track the account number and get the culprits, his next response should tell you if he's lying or acted based on hardship...

AlexBells:
I find it really complicated but my friend's character is likely going to be stained, I'm also concerned about his emotional stability afterwards if there's no proof of his innocence as at this point no one would believe him.

It was an old school group where we both belonged, I didn't know him much back in school to vouch for his character but the incidence has thrown everyone in complex puzzle.

Yesterday, a hospital document surfaced in our old school WhatsApp soliciting for funds, stating that he has apendix and needs it removed, while some of our course mates sent money, some were skeptical and made further inquiries by calling the hospital, the hospital didn't have any such person under admission, a call was placed to the sister who recieved same message of hospital documents and fund demand.


Later on, there was several intriguing aspect to the story but today our course mate resurfaced, at first we made conjectures that he was the one behind the heist but he said he was held against his will by some gang who did the hospital documents, forced him on a video call and used his phone to message his contacts and group with the fund soliciting broadcast.

I called him few minutes ago, he is stating that he is a victim and feeling disappointed that people believed he would do a thing like that and that it is his first time in Lagos.

I don't really know what to believe but I wish to know if anyone ever had this sort of scam approach in Lagos. Could my course mate be innocent or a culprit?

Ishilove:

My oga, e go hard for me too to extend help to another Nigerian, except the Holy Spirit touches my heart because scamming is ingrained in the DNA of an average Nigerian. See what happened to my friend, as narrated by him:

GloriousGbola:


That story na standard format
I saw this in 1999 in my it. One woman around five star. With naked children. Always looking like the world was falling on her head. People in staff bus said someone dropped a bunch of clothes, next day kids were still naked.

I saw the same woman years later with the same kids in traffic, just much older this time.

I think once I met her somewhere else. She started may Jesus answer all your prayers. Then she must have realised wrong diety and she flipped fast - may the Almighty Allah answer your prayers

Once you ride in danfo you will see and hear enough to make you realise it is simply a days job for them.

Begging on the internet is just another variant of the same hustle

Once you live in lagos long enough you go hard

Also, if you Insult some of these beggars they will immediately flip and turn to agbero on you.

All na hustle.

chimpad:
A country where people aren't getting punished for their misdemeanors can never stand. A lot of Nigerians are corrupt, dubious and greedy. I sent a car to a friend in Nigeria as a gift, and the clearing agent took the money meant for clearing and absconded. The car accumulated charges at the port, as he wasn't able to raise another cash for clearing. He evetually did and the demurrage alone was 280k. The clearing agent was arrested by the police,and after the second day in cell, the police told my friend there is no point keeping him there, as that doesn't guarantee a refund. So he was set free, and made to sign that he is gonna pay over a stipulated period of time. It's been over 2 years and he has only paid back 140k. He walks free and carries on with his life like nothing happened, while my friend had to bear all the brunt. How does things work in this country, Isn't this behaviour encouraged when perpetrators already knew the end result?

Nolevel666:


Make una forget about Nigeria.

We only know how to point fingers at people while ourselves are not ready to change.

AlexBells:

Not likely to be an injury on him since we spoke over the phone and he sent a video were he was being dropped off an SUV with the drivers and other passengers face not shown

baretalk:

Scam. If it's real he won't be able to video them. He is in on it.

AlexBells:
I find it really complicated but my friend's character is likely going to be stained, I'm also concerned about his emotional stability afterwards if there's no proof of his innocence as at this point no one would believe him.

It was an old school group where we both belonged, I didn't know him much back in school to vouch for his character but the incidence has thrown everyone in complex puzzle.

Yesterday, a hospital document surfaced in our old school WhatsApp soliciting for funds, stating that he has apendix and needs it removed, while some of our course mates sent money, some were skeptical and made further inquiries by calling the hospital, the hospital didn't have any such person under admission, a call was placed to the sister who recieved same message of hospital documents and fund demand.


Later on, there was several intriguing aspect to the story but today our course mate resurfaced, at first we made conjectures that he was the one behind the heist but he said he was held against his will by some gang who did the hospital documents, forced him on a video call and used his phone to message his contacts and group with the fund soliciting broadcast.

I called him few minutes ago, he is stating that he is a victim and feeling disappointed that people believed he would do a thing like that and that it is his first time in Lagos.

I don't really know what to believe but I wish to know if anyone ever had this sort of scam approach in Lagos. Could my course mate be innocent or a culprit?

AlexBells:

It really complicated, I wish there's someone who could throw more lights on this method of crime, for some reason I don't know what to believe but somehow I feel that my course mate could be a victim, it real complicated, they money can be replaced but not exactly for broken trust

AlexBells:

But the main issue now is that we don't know if our friend is a victim or the culprit, he said he was forced to make the video call and all the chats which was being done with his phone by those who held him hostage, nobody believes him, everyone believes he's behind the heist.

IslamIsIdiotic:
Do you honestly expect the followers to be more honest than their leaders?

AlexBells:
I find it really complicated but my friend's character is likely going to be stained, I'm also concerned about his emotional stability afterwards if there's no proof of his innocence as at this point no one would believe him.

It was an old school group where we both belonged, I didn't know him much back in school to vouch for his character but the incidence has thrown everyone in complex puzzle.

Yesterday, a hospital document surfaced in our old school WhatsApp soliciting for funds, stating that he has apendix and needs it removed, while some of our course mates sent money, some were skeptical and made further inquiries by calling the hospital, the hospital didn't have any such person under admission, a call was placed to the sister who recieved same message of hospital documents and fund demand.


Later on, there was several intriguing aspect to the story but today our course mate resurfaced, at first we made conjectures that he was the one behind the heist but he said he was held against his will by some gang who did the hospital documents, forced him on a video call and used his phone to message his contacts and group with the fund soliciting broadcast.

I called him few minutes ago, he is stating that he is a victim and feeling disappointed that people believed he would do a thing like that and that it is his first time in Lagos.

I don't really know what to believe but I wish to know if anyone ever had this sort of scam approach in Lagos. Could my course mate be innocent or a culprit?

chimpad:
This doesn't make sense bro! If we have to forget about Nigeria then post like mine including the Op's is not relevant. Make una continue to dupe one another then.

Ishilove:
Nigerians... Is there no limit to our dubiousness? Are there no lengths we cannot go to dupe our compatriots of their hard earned money? Why is this insidious dishonesty a major part of our national character??

Wo abeg, I don taya for una. Shior

Akfrenzy:
that same LAGOS TINUBU built abi

Many things supposed dey happen nah

OLOSHI BEGAT OLOSHI

AlexBells:
Later on, there was several intriguing aspect to the story but today our course mate resurfaced, at first we made conjectures that he was the one behind the heist but he said he was held against his will by some gang who did the hospital documents, forced him on a video call and used his phone to message his contacts and group with the fund soliciting broadcast.

I called him few minutes ago, he is stating that he is a victim and feeling disappointed that people believed he would do a thing like that and that it is his first time in Lagos.

I don't really know what to believe but I wish to know if anyone ever had this sort of scam approach in Lagos. Could my course mate be innocent or a culprit?

Dshocker:
The more hunger in the land, the more creative they become.

AlexBells:

It really complicated, I wish there's someone who could throw more lights on this method of crime, for some reason I don't know what to believe but somehow I feel that my course mate could be a victim, it real complicated, they money can be replaced but not exactly for broken trust

Pwettylinda:


It happens, you can be kidnapped and the first thing the evil kidnappers would do is go through your contacts and start making you to call people.

But in this case them going to the hospital is something I don't understand sha

Well Nigerians are evil even the hospital came be arranged or faked

AlexBells:

But the main issue now is that we don't know if our friend is a victim or the culprit, he said he was forced to make the video call and all the chats which was being done with his phone by those who held him hostage, nobody believes him, everyone believes he's behind the heist.

AlexBells:

It really complicated, I wish there's someone who could throw more lights on this method of crime, for some reason I don't know what to believe but somehow I feel that my course mate could be a victim, it real complicated, they money can be replaced but not exactly for broken trust