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Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 1:32pm On Sep 04, 2020
ikakahu:
I called the number and had some conversation with the said man because this is annoying and it must stop.He is willing to dialogue with you.Try to call him.He said he does not have your number.Kindly call him and let us know the outcome.As for the man that swapped tested ok TV for a dead monitor for me,I called him this morning and his number went through after months of being switched off.That one is claiming that he has forgotten that I should come with the TV.Then later he said I am disturbing him,that I should do my worst.
thanks very much Sir and to everyone who called BEN on my behalf. Issue has been settled amicably. I added 10k. Totalling 35k and the SAMSUNG DVD PLAYER i negotiated with was given to me.
Thanks
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op):
nedekid:
Bros put his phone number here along with his picture let Nairalanders home and abroad call and curse him.
These igbo boys in alaba and ladipo are criminals. Most of them are there to defraud. 17years ago I swore to never buy anything from alaba but rather to go to fuani ie LG store at Allen or at worst order from jumia, where I am sure I can get warrantee.
Same with ladipo. A brain box dealer called my mechanic that he had gotten my brainbox for 25k. I told the mechanic to show him I had transfered the money but should not release it Untill we test the ecu. It was tested but did not work. Oya return the money, for where? Till today weeks later I do not have brainbox as it was returned same day, neither do I have my 25k!
thanks a lot. Bro. Ben called me last night to come so we could settle things amicably. I did and issues has been resolved. Thanks.
I added 10k to my initial payment and my DVD or player and it was given to me. Once again, thanks for your contribution sir
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 10:45am On Sep 03, 2020
franciskaine:
get another 10-15k for the engine. Just go for cheaper brand like Toshiba and Philips thanks
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 10:01am On Sep 03, 2020
Depressed101:
you did everything wrong by allowing them play you.
i was ignorant. Couldn't fight because it was just me and I came from a far distance. I don learn sha
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 1:56am On Sep 02, 2020
DannyJ19:
The way people justify fraud on this forum is overwhelming..


Blaming the OP for negotiating the price stated.



Op, you can get one small amplifier to use the woofer and speaker since you don't have a DVD yet.
will amplifier or a DVD player work with it? Cos somebody told me that it Samsung dvd player that was not given to me is the ENGINE. and just any how dvd can't work with subwoofer.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 1:47am On Sep 02, 2020
kmaster007:
I'll share you and help you retweet
thanks
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 9:30pm On Sep 01, 2020
Dear MODERATORS, please move this to the front page. You could be saving another victim from the same mistake i made.
Thanks.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 9:27pm On Sep 01, 2020
Cyoung4real:
lol, you wan buy full set of Home Theatre 25k?? huh huh huh people calling the seller a scammer should call the buyer a thief as well. next time an empty carton dem go pack spoilt CPU give yougrin grin grin grin grin grin awoof dey purg belle
you must be a fool. Re-read it again. Oh! I deserved to be scammed because i beat down the price of what i wanted to buy? Did i force him or if price no gree, i no go go another shop? Please, stop justifying what the scammers did. That's what they do for a living.

Secondly, even if i had succeeded in leaving the shop with the complete set of the sound system, i would have entered another wahala with the receipt i was issued to me. Cos some of their gang would have waited for me to come and demand to see my receipt and what I bought.
Na there i for enter wahala.



And you are here blaming me.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 8:56pm On Sep 01, 2020
kmaster007:
can you plz post dis on twitter... it going to trend it d guy saw himself on news
i have done since yesterday. Copied efcc, policeNg and some bloggers. Check @myckebenny.
Make e no be sey na fabricated stories and to show how painful it was to me.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 8:02pm On Sep 01, 2020
tabithababy:
Sorry about this bro shocked
thanks
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 7:10pm On Sep 01, 2020
Volkswagen90:
the very one u want to buy
yes. That's the picture there.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 7:01pm On Sep 01, 2020
Volkswagen90:
is it tokunbo or new
tokunbo /used.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 5:56pm On Sep 01, 2020
Ayomarcel:
Going through the comments and I saw some people saying. Why would you buy home theater for 25k. FFS it was a business negotiation. They both talked about it and he agreed to pay. Did he steal it from the seller? NO!. I don't know why we have so many apologists in Nigeria that tends to support the offenders which is becoming annoying. No one deserves to be scammed and no one should side with a criminal. I'm sorry you went through this brother.

And, to y'all apologists that don't think before typing or talking just pray this doesn't happen to you soon.
thanks. It was not as if i selected a big sound system.
Take a look at the sound system below.
A woofer, DVD player and 3 small speakers.
Is it too big to be priced for 25k?

Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 5:46pm On Sep 01, 2020
queenfav:
I knew it was a scam when u priced it from N55,000 to N25000..Sorry bro
thanks. I appreciate.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 5:44pm On Sep 01, 2020
captainking:
I had similar experience.. I went to buy TV for someone in 2017...saw a TV.. Priced and agreed 35k...after testing.. I paid.. Then they told me the TV does not work with antena.. Decoder or DVD..it shows on black and white in these . That it's a satellite TV and shows only coloured on video camera or USB...

Mhen.... I para.. I kolo. Am a calm dude but got the aggression of a raging phoenix when provoked...

After the para... They gave me another TV after testing over 6 TVs which were all defective...


Igbo People especially the alaba guys and onitsha Main market guys are not honest or sincere... They are ruining the igbo spirit of hard work..

And I am igbo... But I hate what these guys do in alaba
imagine. these guys are so heartless.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 5:40pm On Sep 01, 2020
Csami:
Greed, one of the seven deadly sins. My dad bought Samsung tall boy home theater 290k as far back as 2008. My roommate bought our LG home theater, the lowest of them 35k as far back as 2013. Because IPhone 7 is fairly used does not mean you go and price it 10k. Yes, you're negotiating but man, be smart about it. Next time if someone want to sell something to you at half the market value, just turn detective immediately.
make i hear word jor. Did you not see the picture of what i bought? Is that sound system too big to be priced for 25k? A woofer, DVD player and 3 small speakers.

Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 5:34pm On Sep 01, 2020
BREYZ:
dont worry, they will soon take this Ben out, him own don too much.
you knows him?
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op):
Emmypure:
You said that alaba boys shock u, when them sell home theater of 50 k for 25k for you, the price no shock you?
you are just an attention seeker. What is wrong in me beating down the price of the good I'm buying?so, You expected me to pay 55k because he said so?
Is this used sound system below to big to be priced for 25k? Ehn?

Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 3:14pm On Sep 01, 2020
nedu666:
Nope. There is no expense, you are not expected to pay anyone. Moreover when you get there, you will see people in similar situation as yourself. Don't let it slide at worst they either refund your money or replace the product.
alright. Do that.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 1:42pm On Sep 01, 2020
nedu666:
Op, there is a task force in alaba made up of people who are experienced in electronics , take the product and receipt and go and report your case to them. There they either refund your money or replace the product within a specific time. Don't let it slide.
doing that is another expenses and may not end well. Lessons learnt.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 9:27am On Sep 01, 2020
ALABACONNECT:
OP, Sorry for your loss. Just in case you want to get something in Alaba, be sure to get someone already at Alaba to follow you.
thanks
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 9:17am On Sep 01, 2020
NnamdiN:
next time in alaba, do not listen to anyone standing by the roadside. Theyre all hustlers without shops.
Enter inside the market and even at that, do not pay until they've packaged and tested everything you asked for.
Also try to have someone in any market you're unfamiliar with. I cannot for any reason, go to any market in lagos without contacting someone who's on ground there and familiar with the environment.
You were greedy, which samsung home theater will you get for 25k? Even if na 10th hand?
bro, honestly I am not. I was just ignorant. It's fine tho. I have learnt new thing.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 9:14am On Sep 01, 2020
Sommydisaster:
grin grin

E be things, man's face looks familiar tho

For you mabeni, sorry for the money loss...... Hope you learned one or few things




Bro keep your mouth shut, if only you know many Lagos indigenes that are the architect of this scam program

Don't post shit, just because you want likes or cause traffic

I wonder how you'd act if you had powers..... SMH
thanks. I learnt a lot.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 9:12am On Sep 01, 2020
2cribz:
Dah home theater na olden days panel dey inside cos how a whole home theater no work with nepa or phcn,na only gen . Shey na light abi na the same gen dem use test am for you,whoever explain that nonsense need 3 days slapping..
the nepa light aspect was a lie and their trick to defraud their victim bro.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op):
Collins4u1:
How are you pricing a complete set of home theater 25k.
what is wrong pricing a used sets for 25k? If e no gree shey be you tell me no and i go comot go another place. No be sey i dey greedy but na my budget be that.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 7:31am On Sep 01, 2020
femi4:
Oh, so you know acunnon and you didn't go through him. You're now calling him out if he know the man.

Computer village/Alaba international is not for novice
well, this wasn't my first time buying stuff from alaba by myself bro. It's just what it is.
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 7:30am On Sep 01, 2020
ridwanlawal:
And this is the best time to invite VILLAGE PEOPLE into the matter
honestly, i would have if i had my way. The money pain me to my marrow. I couldn't sleep. Cried through the night. Make i no lie you, i for do that man juju if to sey i get. Though, i have reported this to EFCC and policeng on social media,. E pain no be small
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 7:24am On Sep 01, 2020
2cribz:
In broadday lighht. Hw can u buy home theater for 25k. When i be dey schl the lowest lg home theater branf new as at 2010 was 35k. Dem scam u well. You for just buy online. lol. Say home theater dey no work with light ,na only gen. Nawa o. So if light dey,u go off light turn on your gen. See stupid excuse. My guy avoid tokunbo or buy online, ah wetin.
Alaba boys don show u strong tin
Bros, i was not a greedy type and no be sey i choose home theater wey dey too big.. See ehn, this could happen to anyone without this kind of experience.
I learnt my lessons tho
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 11:33pm On Aug 31, 2020
temmienewells:
Better thank God say you carry something go house, you self no too try sha.
what did I do wrong?
Business › Re: How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op):
BEN, you and your colleagues will never know peace for defrauding me my hard earned money. You even had the guts to tell me that you too wants to driver BENZ.
Business › How I Was Defrauded At Alaba International Market Today. by mabeni(op): 10:57pm On Aug 31, 2020
embarassedi went to Alaba international market to buy a set of Tokunbo Home Theatre. Luckily/ unfortunately for me i asked around and i was directed to a shop where i would find my choice. I got to the shop and i specifically told them I want a SAMSUNG Home Theater and the search began. They tested 3 diferrent sets but the last one got my attention and I asked for the price.

The seller (shop owner) told me it was 55k and i negotiated it to 25k and he asked me pay. I requested for his account details but he declined saying he doesn't take transfers. I quickly went to use POS, came back and asked for the SAMSUNG SETS i had priced be tested to avoid foul play. It was tested and i confirmed it. I paid, receipt was issued to me but without going through my receipt, I wrote my name and signed because i never suspected scam.

Now, it was time for me to leave with my purchases and the boy boy told me "the engine/DVD to the home theater i bought does not support or work with electricity but strictly works for only generator ". I asked him to repeat himself and he did. The statement didn't make sense to me. He then suggested he could swap the engine/DVD of the SAMSUNG Home Theater i bought for another one that uses electricity. I sensed foul play and asked him why he didn't tell me these before making payment.

Note: the owner of the shop had gone out when boy boy was telling me this.
Luckily, he came back to meet us arguing. I narrated what his boy told me about the sound system they sold for me he affirmed to it that the engine/DVD doesn't use electricity. I got confused and demanded for a refund. These guys refused. Insisting I take another DVD...i refused either that i preferred what i bought. They refused me going with what I bought. This infuriated a lot of noise and here comes in an elderly man who claimed to be the landlord of the shop.

He asked me what was wrong, i told him and he slapped the Boy boy. At this point, i knew I was being scammed but was helpless as well. It was just only me against Alaba boys. The elderly man asked me to calm down that he was there to help me out bla bla bla and requested to see the receipt that was issued to me me. Lo and behold, the subwoofer and the other 3 small speakers was not included in the receipt. They only wrote the engine/DVD they claimed doesn't use nepa light and even boldly put NO WOOFER & NO SPEAKERS. (indirect or indirectly, i only paid 25k for just the DVD player )

The truth was, i never saw these errors before the arrival of the elderly man. he pointed out the errors and finally told me they don't refund money in ALABA that it was all a trick and the trick was for me to pay any amount cos the sound system i bought was more than 25k that i would have to add more money for me to go with it. I insisted i don't have more money to add and they insisted i take a Chinese product. I no gree.

To cut it short, i finally found out the elderly man was part of them. His job was to distract and calm their victim down. At the end of it all, i only got the subwoofer and 3 small speakers. The ENGINE/DVD was not given to me.

This was my sad experience today in the hands of some heartless Nigerians.

That is the face of the SHOP OWNER. TRUE CALLER shows his name as BEN.


acunnon, do you know this man?

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by mabeni(m): 6:47pm On Aug 27, 2020
IFSHR:
If he wants you to sell it. Hope he/she is not expecting you to still pay 300k balance at once? U can negotiate that what he will get is 150k balance since it's a one off payment .

What's is the re-sell value?

After selling can u still get like 800k to call you own. to get another car.. that u can fully inspect since you have experience now.?it's worth 1m - 1.1m. If some little body work is done.

Answer to this question will atleast make you not lose out completely.

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