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Adortem:
I beg to disagree with you that an honest man can't be scammed,just pray you never fall victim. Let me share my sister's experience with you,someone called her and said that he is a road safety official,they just rushed someone to a close clinic,an accident victim along Lagos-Ibadan express road,the victim is in shock,that they found my sister's number in the recently dialled numbers. My sister asked the name of the victim,they said that they don't know,that he is in shock can't talk yet,the "road safety official" described the victim in his early thirties,abit chubby,dark. The description fitted the description of our brother and my sister's husband but her husband isn't in Nigeria at the moment,the other option my brother who works in Lagos, we had to call his number to confirm if he is ok,he is. Then the official said that the victim's phone has no credit,she should send some credit to the phone ,then as a sharp babe my sister is she sent #100 credit,after sending then she asked an important question,that what did the victim used to store her number,the response she got,got her laughing out loud"Mummy" was what the man said her name was stored with(my sister is 29years old,with a 2 years old baby,no one can store her number with such).She simply dropped the call,guess what,the person never called back! Sometimes you might not be as lucky,she lost only #100 credit,someonelse might not be. Who would hear such news and wouldn't fall,that someone close just had an accident! Does that make you dishonest?

Again this is another popular scam. I can't fall for it. I can't begin to list the no of scams I receive almost non a daily basis.

This one you stated.

The job opportunity scam. I stated this on a other thread a long time ago about an engineer who you did service with calling you about an opening in his company.

The lacasera scam

MTN card scam

Multiple banks that I don't have accounts with

GNLD.

Ponzi schemes

Land grabbers


Too many to list. I can't be fraudulently deceived. Guy the hoops I would place in your path only you go tire and free me.

giantstrides:
Pls can you direct me to a shop I can replace my laptop screen in the village? my normal customer is not around for now.

bros, not that i cant direct you to the 2nd repairer o, but i dont trust him either. i know some other repairers' shop but i dont trust any of them. Besides, i dont want you to experience what i experienced. infact, some of them dey nairaland they look for their next victim as i dey type now.
NB: just if

3Dee:
bros, not that i cant direct you to the 2nd repairer o, but i dont trust him either. i know some other repairers' shop but i dont trust any of them. Besides, i dont want you to experience what i experienced. infact, some of them dey nairaland they look for their next victim as i dey type now.
NB: just if

okay bro, thnks. I guess I ve to look for a new repairer myself, did u change ur screen eventually, and how much did it cost ?

Very funny

Hahahahahahaha...
Sorry. I can't help laughing it off before it kills me.
Anybody can fall to such scam shaa.

Beware of refurbished gadgez...guys no get joy o.

Once bought a phone that writes in China.
#AbaMaNdiAba

Heazy2015:
I had been usiing my Blackberry Bold 5. I think. One
of those camera phones and it was clear that The Lord
wanted me to upgrade. A new year beckoned and I wanted to
enter it with one of those phones that used stylus and were
y’know big. So, ladies and gentlemen, I proceeded to proceed to
Computer Village to make my dream a reality. I had with me
my old phone and about N10, 000. The plan of course was to
do a swap, add some cash and get the precious Q10. Gosh, I
was so excited.

That’s how I got there with my own two legs and saw those
guys that sell phones on the street. Asked one if he had the
phone o, he said yes. Can’t remember his name sha, but he sha
showed me the Q10. I played with it, even made a demo call
and all to be sure it worked. Baba took me off the street saying,
“We can’t do business here o, before these agberos will ask you
to settle them”. So, he took me to a shed. All this while, he
wrapped the Q10 in a white handkerchief saying he didn’t
want it to scratch and that’s how he keeps his phones. Me that I
wasn’t even paying attention. I was just excited ‘cos my level
was about to change. Nigga just give me phone, abeg.

So, we’re chilling in this shed, negotiating. He says I’m going
to have to give up my phone and cash. I’m like, “How much?”
He says like N15, 000. I’m like, “Just look at this scam. I’ll
give you N10, 000 last.” He mutters some shot and agrees. He
takes my phone to check it. He then tells me he’s going to stop
a bike for me so that no agberos will disturb me immediately
we’re done. I’m like Okak. He takes the N10, 000, counts it
and then gets a bike for me. He tells me not to stop o because
these agberos. So he hands me the handkerchief.

Men and brethren, I got on this bike so excited and told the
bike man, “Go go go, don’t stop!!!”

The bike man took me to Allen avenue before I came down. I
held on to this handkerchief like my life depended on it. Fam, I
was a big boy now. They were going to respect me now. I had
officially arrived. Do they know those of us that have Q10?
Shiiii.

So I said, let me check my phone jare. I unwrapped the hanky.
Children of God, I unwrapped the hanky – and looking at me
in all it’s glory was a bright white bar of B29 soap. I looked at
the soap, the soap looked at me…I looked at the soap. I poked
the soap. Maybe this was a case for the phone. I turned the
soap over. No buttons, No screen. I was weak, guys. I was
weak. I stood there for some minutes staring at this soap.
Look. I took the quickest bike back to Computer Village. Of
course, it was instinct. I didn’t see the seller. I still had the
bloody soap. One idiot there now asked me, “Broda, why you
dey para? Dem no give you the cream wey dey follow the
soap?”

Ladies and gentlemen, I had sold my phone and paid extra
N10, 000 for B29 soap (with no accompanying cream). That’s
most likely the most expensive B29 soap in the history of
Nigeria.

I Have to borrow my aunts phone for the main time


You can as well share Ur own experience too

LoL
I also bought a soap in place of Asha200 in 2013 at Oshodi.

aspirebig:
Very real sad experience.

But guy, you funny, no be small. I like this part "I looked at the soap, the soap looked at me"

I never knew soap has eyes.

Next time, pls buy phones only from shops.

or phones that don't have eyes.

Heazy2015:
I had been usiing my Blackberry Bold 5. I think. One
of those camera phones and it was clear that The Lord
wanted me to upgrade. A new year beckoned and I wanted to
enter it with one of those phones that used stylus and were
y’know big. So, ladies and gentlemen, I proceeded to proceed to
Computer Village to make my dream a reality. I had with me
my old phone and about N10, 000. The plan of course was to
do a swap, add some cash and get the precious Q10. Gosh, I
was so excited.

That’s how I got there with my own two legs and saw those
guys that sell phones on the street. Asked one if he had the
phone o, he said yes. Can’t remember his name sha, but he sha
showed me the Q10. I played with it, even made a demo call
and all to be sure it worked. Baba took me off the street saying,
“We can’t do business here o, before these agberos will ask you
to settle them”. So, he took me to a shed. All this while, he
wrapped the Q10 in a white handkerchief saying he didn’t
want it to scratch and that’s how he keeps his phones. Me that I
wasn’t even paying attention. I was just excited ‘cos my level
was about to change. Nigga just give me phone, abeg.

So, we’re chilling in this shed, negotiating. He says I’m going
to have to give up my phone and cash. I’m like, “How much?”
He says like N15, 000. I’m like, “Just look at this scam. I’ll
give you N10, 000 last.” He mutters some shot and agrees. He
takes my phone to check it. He then tells me he’s going to stop
a bike for me so that no agberos will disturb me immediately
we’re done. I’m like Okak. He takes the N10, 000, counts it
and then gets a bike for me. He tells me not to stop o because
these agberos. So he hands me the handkerchief.

Men and brethren, I got on this bike so excited and told the
bike man, “Go go go, don’t stop!!!”

The bike man took me to Allen avenue before I came down. I
held on to this handkerchief like my life depended on it. Fam, I
was a big boy now. They were going to respect me now. I had
officially arrived. Do they know those of us that have Q10?
Shiiii.

So I said, let me check my phone jare. I unwrapped the hanky.
Children of God, I unwrapped the hanky – and looking at me
in all it’s glory was a bright white bar of B29 soap. I looked at
the soap, the soap looked at me…I looked at the soap. I poked
the soap. Maybe this was a case for the phone. I turned the
soap over. No buttons, No screen. I was weak, guys. I was
weak. I stood there for some minutes staring at this soap.
Look. I took the quickest bike back to Computer Village. Of
course, it was instinct. I didn’t see the seller. I still had the
bloody soap. One idiot there now asked me, “Broda, why you
dey para? Dem no give you the cream wey dey follow the
soap?”

Ladies and gentlemen, I had sold my phone and paid extra
N10, 000 for B29 soap (with no accompanying cream). That’s
most likely the most expensive B29 soap in the history of
Nigeria.

I Have to borrow my aunts phone for the main time


You can as well share Ur own experience too

baba no use the soap wash cloth oh! save that soap...

but those guys get mind. why dem no go ijebu try that one?

Swegzfreak:
Br0... I swear if 2 say na my 7yr old bro tell me dis kind crap I go comot in head... Imagine?! U no get brain nd d tin dy pain me sha anyway congrats on ur stupidity, guess u lived happily ever after
.
Mumu of the 1st other!!! Mtcheew

na because d tin never hapn to yu abi, what of if yu enter thier hand and ders nothin yu cn do? den yu'll luk more lik a matured mumu! sory to say bro, they r real!

giantstrides:
okay bro, thnks. I guess I ve to look for a new repairer myself, did u change ur screen eventually, and how much did it cost ?

There's a road opposite Ikeja Club (that T junction) as if you're going to slot. The first turning by your left and the first storey building by your right. There are so many laptop repairers upstairs. When u climb the stairs, count about 4 shops to ur right, yyou'll see a repairer. Actually there are so many of dem. Computer screen comes in grade level, you can get the one of 12K, 15k, 18k etc.
NB: PLEASE BE CAREFUL SIR!

Heazy2015:
I had been usiing my Blackberry Bold 5. I think. One
of those camera phones and it was clear that The Lord
wanted me to upgrade. A new year beckoned and I wanted to
enter it with one of those phones that used stylus and were
y’know big. So, ladies and gentlemen, I proceeded to proceed to
Computer Village to make my dream a reality. I had with me
my old phone and about N10, 000. The plan of course was to
do a swap, add some cash and get the precious Q10. Gosh, I
was so excited.

That’s how I got there with my own two legs and saw those
guys that sell phones on the street. Asked one if he had the
phone o, he said yes. Can’t remember his name sha, but he sha
showed me the Q10. I played with it, even made a demo call
and all to be sure it worked. Baba took me off the street saying,
“We can’t do business here o, before these agberos will ask you
to settle them”. So, he took me to a shed. All this while, he
wrapped the Q10 in a white handkerchief saying he didn’t
want it to scratch and that’s how he keeps his phones. Me that I
wasn’t even paying attention. I was just excited ‘cos my level
was about to change. Nigga just give me phone, abeg.

So, we’re chilling in this shed, negotiating. He says I’m going
to have to give up my phone and cash. I’m like, “How much?”
He says like N15, 000. I’m like, “Just look at this scam. I’ll
give you N10, 000 last.” He mutters some shot and agrees. He
takes my phone to check it. He then tells me he’s going to stop
a bike for me so that no agberos will disturb me immediately
we’re done. I’m like Okak. He takes the N10, 000, counts it
and then gets a bike for me. He tells me not to stop o because
these agberos. So he hands me the handkerchief.

Men and brethren, I got on this bike so excited and told the
bike man, “Go go go, don’t stop!!!”

The bike man took me to Allen avenue before I came down. I
held on to this handkerchief like my life depended on it. Fam, I
was a big boy now. They were going to respect me now. I had
officially arrived. Do they know those of us that have Q10?
Shiiii.

So I said, let me check my phone jare. I unwrapped the hanky.
Children of God, I unwrapped the hanky – and looking at me
in all it’s glory was a bright white bar of B29 soap. I looked at
the soap, the soap looked at me…I looked at the soap. I poked
the soap. Maybe this was a case for the phone. I turned the
soap over. No buttons, No screen. I was weak, guys. I was
weak. I stood there for some minutes staring at this soap.
Look. I took the quickest bike back to Computer Village. Of
course, it was instinct. I didn’t see the seller. I still had the
bloody soap. One idiot there now asked me, “Broda, why you
dey para? Dem no give you the cream wey dey follow the
soap?”

Ladies and gentlemen, I had sold my phone and paid extra
N10, 000 for B29 soap (with no accompanying cream). That’s
most likely the most expensive B29 soap in the history of
Nigeria.

I Have to borrow my aunts phone for the main time


You can as well share Ur own experience too

From ur story, I'll conclude that u are a newbie in computer village...or lagos entirely

Urs is even better,my bro friend's own na. Clay. They shaped d clay in form of d phone

Urs is even better,my bro friend's own na. Clay. They shaped d clay in form of phone

My own experience was a bursts one........after I negotiated finished with the guy he told me to quickly put the phone in my pocket and walk fast before the police will stop and harass me... I was a about handling the cash to him before one spirit just told me "be careful" I no hear pass that .... I said thank you Jesus..... I then told the guy give me the phone again I want to double check before paying .... At that point he told he is not selling again..... I laughed and left

broxymall:
Op tell us what phone you are using now?

He say he borrow he aunty phone.

Heazy2015:
I looked at the soap, the soap looked at me…I poked the soap.

This part killed me

But seriously, this has to be a joke. You sound too reasonable to be conned so cheaply on the streets of Lagos

guiddoti:
for yur mind, yu be jadon. mufu

No qualms.

3Dee:
There's a road opposite Ikeja Club (that T junction) as if you're going to slot. The first turning by your left and the first storey building by your right. There are so many laptop repairers upstairs. When u climb the stairs, count about 4 shops to ur right, yyou'll see a repairer. Actually there are so many of dem. Computer screen comes in grade level, you can get the one of 12K, 15k, 18k etc.
NB: PLEASE BE CAREFUL SIR!

Sure, I'll. Many thanks bro.

JideJamez:
My own experience was a bursts one........after I negotiated finished with the guy he told me to quickly put the phone in my pocket and walk fast before the police will stop and harass me... I was a about handling the cash to him before one spirit just told me "be careful" I no hear pass that .... I said thank you Jesus..... I then told the guy give me the phone again I want to double check before paying .... At that point he told he is not selling again..... I laughed and left

Nice one there

the guy will later said 'haa okala ni bobo yen sha'

These people thinking it can never happen to them, you need grace with this guys, when you're in their hands even the sharpest of us won't realise what has happened till it's too late.

They pounce on curiosity, then greed. If you hear anyone hawking phone on the street, just increase your pace. That's what I do now, learnt my lessons

Maccoy1:
my own case was similar, but its a long time ago. I went with my friend to yaba to buy a phone on getting there I saw some show glass with phones on display, that time the phones that were common was symbian nd nokia2700.while I was still debating on d price a man who was standing by my side just flashed his phone at me and all I could remember was me,my friend nd the man debating on d price, we finally settled on 4000 which was the only money I was with.initially before paying d money I checked the phone nd it was working,but he collected the phone and told us he doesn't want the police man standing beside us to know what we were doing, so after paying the money he asked us to hurriedly leave nd not look back so the police man would not interfer. that was how I took the phone nd walked for long distance,infact I almost got home before I discovered that I was holding a phone casing packed with fufu. Ever since then(2011) I nd my friend became wise.

ur lie get antenna, u bought a nokia smartphone in 2011 at the rate of 4k? Tell me more lies please

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Maccoy1:
my own case was similar, but its a long time ago. I went with my friend to yaba to buy a phone on getting there I saw some show glass with phones on display, that time the phones that were common was symbian nd nokia2700.while I was still debating on d price a man who was standing by my side just flashed his phone at me and all I could remember was me,my friend nd the man debating on d price, we finally settled on 4000 which was the only money I was with.initially before paying d money I checked the phone nd it was working,but he collected the phone and told us he doesn't want the police man standing beside us to know what we were doing, so after paying the money he asked us to hurriedly leave nd not look back so the police man would not interfer. that was how I took the phone nd walked for long distance,infact I almost got home before I discovered that I was holding a phone casing packed with fufu. Ever since then(2011) I nd my friend became wise.

hmmmmmmm

Today na phones section day.......i tire to laugh.

So pathetic,take heart. At least u don sabi that one.

Rayhut:
That is why i said that it is only the greedy people that get scammed by this street guys, somebody is telling you that the phone he is selling to you is stolen good, why can't you tell the person to search the content of the phone and call the person friend or relative to come and pick his friend phone that fell off from his pocket. Many people are scammed because they want to use small money to buy expensive phones, even if the phone is stolen they don't care,they use to approach me but I will tell them where do get that expensive phone you are selling at such a cheap price,if you have stolen it ,go and return it to the owner

Yea it was greed.. I was young and naive.. We where all like that at one point in time of our life.. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone

sweet but sad experience

Heazy2015:
I had been usiing my Blackberry Bold 5. I think. One
of those camera phones and it was clear that The Lord
wanted me to upgrade. A new year beckoned and I wanted to
enter it with one of those phones that used stylus and were
y’know big. So, ladies and gentlemen, I proceeded to proceed to
Computer Village to make my dream a reality. I had with me
my old phone and about N10, 000. The plan of course was to
do a swap, add some cash and get the precious Q10. Gosh, I
was so excited.

That’s how I got there with my own two legs and saw those
guys that sell phones on the street. Asked one if he had the
phone o, he said yes. Can’t remember his name sha, but he sha
showed me the Q10. I played with it, even made a demo call
and all to be sure it worked. Baba took me off the street saying,
“We can’t do business here o, before these agberos will ask you
to settle them”. So, he took me to a shed. All this while, he
wrapped the Q10 in a white handkerchief saying he didn’t
want it to scratch and that’s how he keeps his phones. Me that I
wasn’t even paying attention. I was just excited ‘cos my level
was about to change. Nigga just give me phone, abeg.

So, we’re chilling in this shed, negotiating. He says I’m going
to have to give up my phone and cash. I’m like, “How much?”
He says like N15, 000. I’m like, “Just look at this scam. I’ll
give you N10, 000 last.” He mutters some shot and agrees. He
takes my phone to check it. He then tells me he’s going to stop
a bike for me so that no agberos will disturb me immediately
we’re done. I’m like Okak. He takes the N10, 000, counts it
and then gets a bike for me. He tells me not to stop o because
these agberos. So he hands me the handkerchief.

Men and brethren, I got on this bike so excited and told the
bike man, “Go go go, don’t stop!!!”

The bike man took me to Allen avenue before I came down. I
held on to this handkerchief like my life depended on it. Fam, I
was a big boy now. They were going to respect me now. I had
officially arrived. Do they know those of us that have Q10?
Shiiii.

So I said, let me check my phone jare. I unwrapped the hanky.
Children of God, I unwrapped the hanky – and looking at me
in all it’s glory was a bright white bar of B29 soap. I looked at
the soap, the soap looked at me…I looked at the soap. I poked
the soap. Maybe this was a case for the phone. I turned the
soap over. No buttons, No screen. I was weak, guys. I was
weak. I stood there for some minutes staring at this soap.
Look. I took the quickest bike back to Computer Village. Of
course, it was instinct. I didn’t see the seller. I still had the
bloody soap. One idiot there now asked me, “Broda, why you
dey para? Dem no give you the cream wey dey follow the
soap?”

Ladies and gentlemen, I had sold my phone and paid extra
N10, 000 for B29 soap (with no accompanying cream). That’s
most likely the most expensive B29 soap in the history of
Nigeria.

I Have to borrow my aunts phone for the main time


You can as well share Ur own experience too

lmao...ode nla

Loi mumu

iterator24:
happened to me too, parted with 9.5 thinking I've arrived with Sony Ericsson k850i, NA so I see soap o

Mehn,i also crave for this fone like mad,back then

D

Maccoy1:
my own case was similar, but its a long time ago. I went with my friend to yaba to buy a phone on getting there I saw some show glass with phones on display, that time the phones that were common was symbian nd nokia2700.while I was still debating on d price a man who was standing by my side just flashed his phone at me and all I could remember was me,my friend nd the man debating on d price, we finally settled on 4000 which was the only money I was with.initially before paying d money I checked the phone nd it was working,but he collected the phone and told us he doesn't want the police man standing beside us to know what we were doing, so after paying the money he asked us to hurriedly leave nd not look back so the police man would not interfer. that was how I took the phone nd walked for long distance,infact I almost got home before I discovered that I was holding a phone casing packed with fufu. Ever since then(2011) I nd my friend became wise.

HAHAHAHA! FUNNIEST STORY EVER. YOU simply bought 4000 naira fufu. moral of the story, don't be stingy spend money on quality phone at a certified selling outlet.