₦airaland Forum

Hello Nairalanders,

I recently fell into the trap of scammers. Professional scammers in fact, who seems to understand the tenacity of the law, and go ahead to plan all their moves, and use the law in their favour. These folks register their businesses, do legal businesses but source funds illegally without pointing a gun at anybody's head. How? Through AgricTech.

When Vp Osinbajo started canvassing for agric tech in Nigeria around 2017 if I am not mistaken, I strongly doubt that he realised opportunists were lurking in the dark to cease the innovative approach to doing agric in the neck, and launch a full blown assault on unsuspecting Nigerians.

Consequently, Fraudsters started cropping up around town, masquerading their true intents under the umbrella of Agric Tech. With promises of fair ROIs over a farming season, thousands of Nigerians started seeding their hard earned capital into these 'cooperatives'. I was one of these Nigerians.

These Agric Techs flourished, paid investors on time (no stories), and the doubting Thomas amongst Nigerians got a boost. Investors skyrocketed. Then, with enough crowds on the perilous boat, true intents began to bare itself...

Now let me share my story..

I invested 100 thousand naira each with payfarmer's poultry and catfish farms in the months of February  and March, 2021 and I have already accepted it as a big mistake.  The expected ROI were 23% and 21% respectively , to be paid on the 1st of September and 31st October respectively. Signifying a 7 month and 6 months farming period. Till date, it has been one story or the other. No money.

In essence, If anyone has money that is lying idle, please for the sake of your sanity, DO NOT invest it with any of these scammers. Buy shares, start a business, open a fixed deposit account, buy govt bonds, do whatever but please DO NOT invest in a sham that promises 23% ROI in 6 months!

Payfarmer has recently developed a new tactic of writing dud cheques for prospective 'investors' when they realised their old style may not make people feel secure about getting their ROI as at when due. Question is why did they not continue with the usual style of 'offtakers' if something is not eerily wrong?

I have nothing to gain/lose for advising whoever is reading this not to invest in these liars (especially payfarmer that I have an experience with). I haven't lost much, just 200 thousand naira, but I would have been happier to spend that money on beer, not on dupes who would use the power of my money to advertise, upgrade their websites and dupe more people. Thanks!
Attached are some of my chats with these scammers...
Just curious, what are your experiences with investment scams? Let the hot air out bruh...

Cc: Lalasticlala, Seun

Are you sure they are not just trying it on, tho?

E go sweet die

There is a bird called 'orofo' in Yoruba language. I'm a descendant of Olu Oje, and we are forbidden from killing less eating this bird. Who will eat an 'Orofo' anyway? Birds as little as hummingbirds?

Still not adding up...

She came ready

Trutherme:
All hotels in normal Countries have CCTV cameras.
Their Governments make it mandatory in order to catch and bring iidiots and killers like this man to book.

Not true. You cant have CCTV inside a hotel room.

AuroraB:
A valid ID would have sorted this out but we are not ready for this

We are already there... it depends on the hotel

EjaikreTheViper:
My brother, sometimes it is not how much you earn. It is what you decide as your principle or what I call financial culture. If you are disciplined as a young man and inculcate the habit of saving in your everyday life, you will go far. Save and invest is the motto.

We often feel that you must jam a huge amount of money to become financially successful but it is wrong. The sum of N300,000 can be your seed capital for investment and after 4 years, your business can worth more than 20 million.

Op, tell your friend to save, invest and grow. Let him stay away from parasitic young women, drugs, alcohol, partying and useless fairweather friends

Love you

I dont understand the economic style of this Nigeria sef.

85k as a corper

Muyiwa Adejobi na bad guy. He was PRO Ogun Police Command that year, and I know how crafty nigga is. See how he masterfully links protest with covid and others arrested for flouting curfew . Omokomo!

zionmde:
Sodom and gomorrah
And someone wonders why this country is still like this, wen people damage their destinies all because of sex. I dont think the atrocities comitted in lagos is anywhere near that of sodom.

So father next time a heavy flood comes around, pls channel it to these places though it shouldnt kill anybody but let it utterly destroy that vicinity.