The act of duping people off thier money is becoming an increasing trend among some group of persons at OLX, TRADE STABLE, KAYMU and even FACEBOOK who parade themselves as "customs officers"

i have become so irritated and tired of this things, yet i keep seeing them, so i taught that for this people to keep doing this act, some nigerian must be falling victims to them, so this piece is to help us identify them and help someone today!

here are the things you should look out for next time you searching or shoping on some online platforms

1. THE NAME OF THE SELLER (e.g CUSTOM PETER)
This one is most common on facebook for those selling cars as most of them creates new accounts and thier first name becomes "custom".
Nigeria custom do not attach the initial or prefix "customs" to thier names so be ware, they are not custom officers. they are liers.
other names you may see @olx are MR. BEN, MR. CHUCKS CUSTOM etc...

2. RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP PRICE
They will put a price tag that will almost at once capture your attention. imagine a bb q10 selling for #20,000 ... hmmm!! and to make it worse, they will say its negotiable... I'd say, run for your life

3. PHOTOS & LOCATION CONFLICT
this part i call cheap scam...
they use one same foto to advertise an item @lekki, again use it to advertise @ikorodu.
if they must scam they should do better than showing us an image of a bb q10 with seller @lekki, same image of q10 for another seller @apapa. shine your eyes oo

4 ASKING FOR DELIVERY FEE
once you call them, they will ask you to pay "delivery fee" of the item so they can bring it to your door step due to distance ish... cheap SCAM!!!

these i the few i can point out at the moment...
these people made google trader unbearable, lets not let them ruin others like OLX...
you can add to the list
or
share an experience...

To add to it They are always in a far location e.g. Kaduna, seme border, maiduguri.

modified: Jesus wow so i just made FTC this week is going to be great!

#March for Bahari

#front page, i think people needs to know about this and be careful...
its realy enlightening
moderator, can you send this to front page?

Thankz. ... Very insightfull

Just delete ya OLX app

OLX wins the race for the greatest scamming site ever!! They come is different types!

Decipher one, and you will fall for the next one! Pathetic

Awon ole

Informative.....thanks

I saw an Honda Accord (EOD)going for 250k. The same car (picture) was advertised using different names and equally quoting a ridiculously low price and stating the same thing that the car was used by a woman.

Who still uses olx.?

femcruz:
To add to it They are always in a far location e.g. Kaduna, seme border, maiduguri.

Sambisa

This thread will make them upgrade on their thiefry

To avoid being scammed, avoid buying stuffs online.

If only they(buyers)will learn.

I think this is right: Greedy people are prone to be scamed.

CityNG:
Nah this won't make front page.

Now some yeye nollywooder coughs up phlegm then it'll make front page.

It did !!!!

So true... Part payment for invoicing to know you are serious = SCAM!!!


Check out this Nairaland thread >>> BUY REGISTERED VOTERS NUMBERS STATES DATABASE FOR YOUR SMS CAMPAIGNS

Ahem!

Anybody that get scammed, is a greedy person. How can I buy a 2007 Honda Pilot for 500k?

jammyunn:
If only they(buyers)will learn.

Message of the day

all days for the thieve one day for the owner.



one day bush meat go catch the hunter.


u remember the song?

* When you call them, the first thing they will ask you is : "Where are you calling us from?"

*They will keep telling you that they do delivery too.

*They might tell you to buy a vouch card or pay some amount into a bank account and bring the receipt that will serve as an entry card to allow you into their office.

*They form accents ( most time British accent..lol) and sound cocky (overconfident)

Most of them are cheap scams, but some of the scams are creative....lol...
My advice to peeps is that, in no condition should you send money to anyone unless you see the good(s) you are buying and to be carefull when meeting any seller or buyer online (make sure you meet them in a public place).
Scammers are crazy, don't think you can outsmart them, whenever you notice a foul play, Run!

Trend mobile @olx

Well Said! But most people are the reason why they get scammed. Imagine you seeing a Toyota Camry 2008 Model on OLX for N500,000 and you are calling to make enquiry, isn't it obvious that it's a blatant scam.

[size=18pt]Pretty simple for me:

Unless I'm shopping at eBay Amazon expediteelectronic I will not pay anything to anyone begote delivery.


Not even jumia, kaymu etc[/size]

the ultimate rule
Meet seller and examine goods bfor pay, it should b done in a public place...
bfor dem use u for money

Olx should be renamed, home of scammers

Ok