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Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by MaziObinnaokija: 2:06pm On Jun 28
I dnt pity those shop owners that buy stol items very cheap from a thief and sell it more than the amount they bought it.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Justrite007: 2:23pm On Jun 28
FSBoperator:
For Force CID to come down from Anambra down to SS over a stolen phone know that it involves kidnapping or armed robbery.

No be small case be this .
It might not be kidnapping or armed robbery case
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by nairalanda1(m): 2:26pm On Jun 28
Quelme:
How many bandits and kidnappers have they been able to track like this. Useless NPF.
Your average bandit and kidnapper tries as much as possible to avoid using formal money moving systems in the country.

If possible, they even raid villages and steal the phones among other things(What do you think boko and bandits and kidnappers do when they organise raids? They steal stuff).

If they have to buy a phone, they use a front most likely. In case the cops trace the phone, they will meet the front who will tell them most likely that his phone was stolen after he bought it.

In extreme cases , they don't even use nigerian moblie networks at all.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Emeka71(m): 2:36pm On Jun 28
Baronthecelebri:
Thanks man, God bless you
Yes o this is a useful information.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by FSBoperator: 2:39pm On Jun 28
Justrite007:
It might not be kidnapping or armed robbery case
State CID investigate serious crimes.

Every armed robbery , kidnapping, murder case gets transferred to state CID.

State CID is where you will find the crop of Nigerian Police officers and they are the ones who handle serious cases.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Sirseedorf(m): 2:55pm On Jun 28
When am still a student, at a town in oyo state, a student friend of mine collect a phone from his indegine neighbor, to help her sell the phone, though the lady is fulani but she's had based in the yoruba town far to long to be recognized as a fulani lady, she told my friend that her brother that is rearing cow in the bush gifted her the phone, and since she already has phone she is using, my friend should help her sell the gited phone. My friend as a student marketed the phone to student on campus, luckily for him a guy in his department took interest in the phone, he paid for the phone and everyone moved on. About two weeks after the phone has been sold, a soldier truck, with a Toyota card park at the other road of my friend building, they walk straight to the back of my friend house asking about him
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by professore(m): 3:01pm On Jun 28
Nothing like brand new.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by yaseer111: 3:11pm On Jun 28
J0HNNY:
All my phones nah new ones, very sealed.. cartoon with receipt.

Even before coming across this info, I know the implications.

All the same. Nice info.
do u have any spare to share? I need am
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by J0HNNY(m): 3:19pm On Jun 28
No. Sold out
yaseer111:
do u have any spare to share? I need am
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by yaseer111: 3:21pm On Jun 28
J0HNNY:
No. Sold out
okay thanks
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Goo0dHardDick(op): 3:48pm On Jun 28
FSBoperator:
For Force CID to come down from Anambra down to SS over a stolen phone know that it involves kidnapping or armed robbery.

No be small case be this .
Exactly my point.

Or it might involve murder as well.. just know that the matter is a very serious one
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Goo0dHardDick(op): 3:54pm On Jun 28
franvincoop:
2nd hand phone resellers and buyers full police cell.
You go hear things like I bought it from a shop, I get receipt, I never knew they stabbed someone dead when they stole the phone.
In all this, you must forfeit the phone as the buyer and still settle Police your friend.
Reseller naim own worse cuz if he can't provide who sold the phone to him, he will have to pay through his nose depending on if the original owner of the phone dey hospital or mortuary.
If na mortuary, then you go hate Nigeria police cuz them go add gold chain, wristwatch and 2 million naira to the phone as wetin loss during the robbery.
Woe betide you, if as a reseller with a physical shop, u can't produce the person who sold that phone to you and you dey issue receipts for stolen property?

Don't buy 2nd hand phones, but if you must, insist on the original receipt and the original carton of the phone.
If the two can't be provided, better buy brand new.


Make God no allow person take im hard earned money from Akara or kuli kuli frying take buy prison.
You have said it all. The phone seller with physical shop has a lot of case to answer if he can't provide who gave him that phone
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Goo0dHardDick(op): 3:56pm On Jun 28
ezewealth:
Mehn to be sincere, I have gotten like 3 phones London used, I have even lost the receipt self, both this kind of things happening now I don learn lesson
London used phones are quite different from buying a Nigerian used phones.

London used is even better because they've not been used by anyone in Nigeria. So it semi fresh!

Nigeria used are phones that has been used back to back in Nigeria and a seller offering to sell it to you for a very cheap amount far below the average amount.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Goo0dHardDick(op): 3:58pm On Jun 28
Kaczynski:
That's people that cannot properly wipe their devices.
You want to wipe out your phone's serial number and imei?
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by socoharley: 4:01pm On Jun 28
New phone or nothing.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Goo0dHardDick(op): 4:03pm On Jun 28
Justrite007:
It might not be kidnapping or armed robbery case
It is likely kidnapping, armed robbery or murder case.

State CID don't investigate or deal on small cases . They handle serious cases
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Nextjs: 4:29pm On Jun 28
adebowales:
pls how is it done, who helped you, i have One I want to track also pls it’s urgent
It's been long. I went to the police station. That was when I was in Nigeria. Left Nigeria for long now
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by ufotunang: 5:13pm On Jun 28
Quelme:
How many bandits and kidnappers have they been able to track like this. Useless NPF.
.abi..but they cannot track bandits and terrorists that are using TikTok and phone to expose millions of naira they got from kidnapped victims
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by PETUK(m): 5:29pm On Jun 28
Goo0dHardDick:
You want to wipe out your phone's serial number and imei?
that stuff can be altered
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by PETUK(m): 5:30pm On Jun 28
socoharley:
New phone or nothing.
iPhone says hello
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Goo0dHardDick(op): 5:47pm On Jun 28
PETUK:
that stuff can be altered
As per you're the manufacturer of the phone?

The joke is on you
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Kaczynski: 5:48pm On Jun 28
Goo0dHardDick:
You want to wipe out your phone's serial number and imei?
You can change imei and serial number. Do you know what rooting is??
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Goo0dHardDick(op): 5:53pm On Jun 28
Kaczynski:
You can change imei and serial number. Do you know what rooting is??
All that stressed instead of getting a new phone.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by themanderon: 5:59pm On Jun 28
Kaczynski:
That's people that cannot properly wipe their devices.
How do you think you can "properly" wipe off your phone without leaving digital traces everywhere?
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Kaczynski: 6:02pm On Jun 28
themanderon:
How do you think you can "properly" wipe off your phone without leaving digital traces everywhere?
Root your phone and from there you put a lock on your phone once it reboots, it demand for passcode. Three wrong passcode formats it entirely. Unless you have FBI not npf on your matter, give up.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by yemre: 6:39pm On Jun 28
To put it in proper perspective, don't ever buy a used phone from anybody, whether with receipt or not!

Even the new one you are buying, ensure you buy from a reliable source. I won't mention names or brands so it doesn't sound like an advertisement.

Buying a million naira worth of phone for 300k will do you dirty than buying your brand new touch light phone with your 30k with pride and peace of mind.

Be guided to avoid stories that touch.
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by kingthreat(m): 7:12pm On Jun 28
Nigerian police no sabi investigate. Na just to arrest anybody
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Leonardo4(m): 8:26pm On Jun 28
Goo0dHardDick:
London used phones are quite different from buying a Nigerian used phones.

London used is even better because they've not been used by anyone in Nigeria. So it semi fresh!

Nigeria used are phones that has been used back to back in Nigeria and a seller offering to sell it to you for a very cheap amount far below the average amount.
Didn't you read above where someone said they stole his fone and flashed it. Then install UK rom and sold it as UK used? You can be arrested if u buy a problematic fone in that way
Re: Don't Buy Phones Without Receipt, He Was Arrested Because Of This by Goo0dHardDick(op): 8:55pm On Jun 28
Leonardo4:
Didn't you read above where someone said they stole his fone and flashed it. Then install UK rom and sold it as UK used? You can be arrested if u buy a problematic fone in that way
Didn't read it. Which one is UK Rom.

UK dey get Rom?
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