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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Viking007(m): 6:17pm On Oct 30, 2016

Clerverly:
It seems, the guy is a Serial Fraudster, I received the same message from him yesterday, but like other scam texts and email I ignored it....

In saner climes, such numbers should have been traced and blocked with the owner apprehended.

But here in Nigeria, nothing will happen. Who can You even report to? Is it the police that will ask for bribe before they listen to You? Or NCC that don't even know their job? Or the telecom company that will ask You to go get a police report?
We are so bleeped in this country.

I was scammed 50k here on this nairaland last year. I still have all the evidence, from phone numbers to bank transfers. But looking at all the hurdles listed above, the only option left for such a victim is to look up to God. But this 700k own is just too much to be ignored. I do hope the op gets justice.

Lord have mercy.

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Youngzedd(m): 6:17pm On Oct 30, 2016

auxyn1:
Pls help
How can i go abt this

my dad was jst scammed of almost 700k right nw by some1 with this number 08146196707

He was sent a fraudulent bank email. Which responded and called the contact number which pretended to be bank customer care.

He was convinced to fill out a form in the email and that was how he strted receiving alert.

We have called the bank customer care and they have blocked the acct and said they'll investigate and also said the one of the withdrawals was traced to a sterling bamk acct.

pls wat more can we do, pls any idea from anybody pls

He should follow the bank bumber to bumber, preferably to meet with his branch manager to fasten the process. They will catch the criminal and get the money back.

I wonder why someone will commit such careless crime in this 2016.

You cannot get away with such fraud. It's hard.

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Qmerit(m): 6:17pm On Oct 30, 2016

You mean since this BVN matters started and you didn't tell your family members to ignore any messages from number seeking for information? I blame you guy!

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by neocortex: 6:19pm On Oct 30, 2016

Ndkings1:
i cant believe your father fell for such a banal method of fraud by these criminals. i am not blaming your dad particularly, rather i subtly blame you for not enlightening him before now.

It might be banal to you but to most of our elderly ones it is not,
if the method isn't working these fraudsters would have stopped
using it.
The fact that they continue to send these messages means that
a significant number of people are falling for it, most victims,I guess
will rather mourn in silence than risk being blamed for the fraud.

This is a case where BVN should help.

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by neocortex: 6:20pm On Oct 30, 2016

magicminister:
SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME SOME MONTHS AGO ON MY ZENITH ACCOUNT.
OVER 500K WAS MOVED FROM MY ACCOUNT AND THE ALERT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM FRANCE.
IT WAS AROUND 8PM ON SATURDAY OR SO WHEN IS STARTED GETTING THE ALERT.
I FUCCCCKING RAN MAD.
I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CARD SERVICES AND THEY BLOCKED MY ACCOUNT.
AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF INVESTIGATION, THEY RETURNED THE MONEY BACK TO ME.

I THINK SOMEONE CLONED MY CARD SOMEWHERE.
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THE BANK WILL INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY. THEY WILL MOST LIKELY REFUND YOUR MONEY. JUST LEAVE IT TO THEM OKAY!!

A Nigerian bank returned your money, are you serious ?

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Nobody: 6:22pm On Oct 30, 2016

So sorry for your loss Op. Try to track them down with the help of the bank. If Nigeria was not such a useless country the thieves would be caught before 24hours. Just ask your bank for help.
So sorry again.

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Youngzedd(m): 6:22pm On Oct 30, 2016

Why do Nigerians get this mentality of not getting his money back.

Who have messed up the society, for pate's sack, the money can be recovered and the criminal arrested if He does the right thing.

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by youngwarlocks: 6:25pm On Oct 30, 2016

GAZZUZZ:
Now you take your dad to a doctor, ensure they check his BP and if high get prescription to keep the BP normal. You wouldn't want a double tragedy would you?

you are wicked but you got me rotfl
grin

GAZZUZZ:
Now you take your dad to a doctor, ensure they check his BP and if high get prescription to keep the BP normal. You wouldn't want a double tragedy would you?

you are wicked but you got me rotfl

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by magicminister: 6:27pm On Oct 30, 2016

neocortex:
A Nigerian bank returned your money, are you serious ?

If i lie make i die.

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by AlanSugar(m): 6:27pm On Oct 30, 2016

DLondonboiy:
Wow..For this buhari period?

So much crime these days..

Fraudsters everywhere....

Hunger everywhere...

Tis all part of the change sha

Honestly when you people talk like this I just wonder what happened to most of you? Can you tell me exactly when cyber crime, armed robbery, other scamming, petty thefts etc etc took a nap in this country in particular and Africa in general? What exactly does it have to do with Buhari? If you check very well, robberies and scamming were more prevalent in the immediate past regime. Get sense mbok!

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by AlanSugar(m): 6:29pm On Oct 30, 2016

VickyRotex:
OMG! Sorry about that.

I get all these bank emails almost everyday, especially from Diamond Bank. And I dont even bank with them.

Anytime I do, I screen grab it and send it to my Family telling them to ignore such emails.

These scammers are just so wicked. How can you say you want to reap, where you did not sow?

Olorun ama fi iya je won o.

Yet they have been reaping where they didn't sow! It's all about awareness. It shall be well.

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Richy4(m): 6:32pm On Oct 30, 2016

That number kinda look like Nigerian Mobile number.... Does that mean customer service of a bank cannot use landline to transact a business of that type...Before I even go further, is there still landline in Nigeria?

In every country, the first red flag of any business transaction will be anyone calling will mobile number to transact an authentic and sensitive business like that type your dad thought was the real one...... Assuming this was landline, it will not take 3 days to find the culprit...

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by deborsky(m): 6:32pm On Oct 30, 2016

GAZZUZZ:
Now you take your dad to a doctor, ensure they check his BP and if high get prescription to keep the BP normal. You wouldn't want a double tragedy would you?

U must be a responsible family man.

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Fourwinds: 6:33pm On Oct 30, 2016

Vaxt:
Na small pay na

and so.? u must be into something similar

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Unimaginable123: 6:36pm On Oct 30, 2016

Viking007:
In saner climes, such numbers should have been traced and blocked with the owner apprehended.

But here in Nigeria, nothing will happen. Who can You even report to? Is it the police that will ask for bribe before they listen to You? Or NCC that don't even know their job? Or the telecom company that will ask You to go get a police report?
We are so bleeped in this country.

I was scammed 50k here on this nairaland last year. I still have all the evidence, from phone numbers to bank transfers. But looking at all the hurdles listed above, the only option left for such a victim is to look up to God. But this 700k own is just too much to be ignored. I do hope the op gets justice.

Lord have mercy.

sorry for your loss. Nigeria is not yet ready to fight cyber crime

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Nobody: 6:39pm On Oct 30, 2016

The banks liable,over here money in banks are insured,it's the banks duties to investigate the fraud and reimburse him.

Am sure there's more to this story though.

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Unimaginable123: 6:39pm On Oct 30, 2016

Richy4:
That number kinda look like Nigerian Mobile number.... Does that mean customer service of a bank cannot use landline to transact a business of that type...Before I even go further, is there still landline in Nigeria?

In every country, the first red flag of any business transaction will be anyone calling will mobile number to transact an authentic and sensitive business like that type your dad thought was the real one...... Assuming this was landline, it will not take 3 days to find the culprit...

we don't have a national carrier again. NITEL is long dead and buried. So, all official transactions are done through mobile lines now.
There are still land lines, but there are still landlines provided by the mobile service providers like MTN, GLO, airtel and Etisalat

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by soloroyality(m): 6:40pm On Oct 30, 2016

kwynette:
I wonder how all these fraudster sleep at night?

they sleep with one eyes open, one ass with boxers the other with trouser and one hand with machett other with gun and that make them guilty conscience.

No peace for the wicked

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Viking007(m): 6:42pm On Oct 30, 2016

Unimaginable123:
sorry for your loss. Nigeria is not yet ready to fight cyber crime

Thanks sire. Anything online, one needs to be super careful. because once the money leaves Your account that's all. End of story.

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by tosyne2much(m): 6:43pm On Oct 30, 2016

dominique:
Your dad should have consulted anyone around him before going ahead to fill such form. I have been receiving such fraudulent e-mail for over 10 years, it never occurred to me that someone could still fall for such old format of scamming. I'm afraid but I don't think your dad can get his money back.

I never knew people still fall for that scam that is too fake to be real

BTW, long time Dominque

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Unimaginable123: 6:46pm On Oct 30, 2016

euromilion:
The banks liable,over here money in banks are insured,it's the banks duties to investigate the fraud and reimburse him.

Am sure there's more to this story though.

the man filled the form and provided his account details and password. So the transaction by the fraudster will seem genuine. The banks are not liable for such mistahe fraudsters are captured by law enforcement agencies and the money recovered that the victim will be repaid

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Unimaginable123: 6:46pm On Oct 30, 2016

euromilion:
The banks liable,over here money in banks are insured,it's the banks duties to investigate the fraud and reimburse him.

Am sure there's more to this story though.

the man filled the form and provided his account details and password. So the transaction by the fraudster will seem genuine. The banks are not liable for such mistakes.
It's only when the fraudsters are captured by law enforcement agencies and the money recovered that the victim will be repaid

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by abbeyty(m): 6:46pm On Oct 30, 2016

Northmall:
Imagine the rubbish you just posted!

don't mind him he might not have up to N2,000 in his own account ohh.

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by southernbelle(f): 6:47pm On Oct 30, 2016

Depends on the account the money was transferred into.
Involve the police too.

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Richy4(m): 6:48pm On Oct 30, 2016

Unimaginable123:
we don't have a national carrier again. NITEL is long dead and buried. So, all official transactions are done through mobile lines now.
There are still land lines, but there are still landlines provided by the mobile service providers like MTN, GLO, airtel and Etisalat

Wow!!! that's why these guys a waxing stronger by the day...so many loopholes to defraud people...how will anyone know which was the real customer care.... with so many mobile service providers without a particular national one

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by oluplus(m): 6:49pm On Oct 30, 2016

Dear OP, sorry about the loss. Pls get the receiving acct number and the bank details, includind the BVN on the acct. Post it here. Then, we know the next step to take.

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by Kaybaba5(m): 6:51pm On Oct 30, 2016

Eleyi gidi gan this kind time of recession

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by laboguashi(m): 6:52pm On Oct 30, 2016

auxyn1:
Pls help
How can i go abt this

my dad was jst scammed of almost 700k right nw by some1 with this number 08146196707

He was sent a fraudulent bank email. Which responded and called the contact number which pretended to be bank customer care.

He was convinced to fill out a form in the email and that was how he strted receiving alert.

We have called the bank customer care and they have blocked the acct and said they'll investigate and also said the one of the withdrawals was traced to a sterling bamk acct.

pls wat more can we do, pls any idea from anybody pls

Call 0809 7393494

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by DonaTee(f): 6:52pm On Oct 30, 2016

Clerverly:
It seems, the guy is a Serial Fraudster, I received the same message from him yesterday, but like other scam texts and email I ignored it....

this 1 better. In my case I was sentan sms with my Bvn number which I never went to Uba to do in d 1st place. I wanted d account to die off sef. Fraudsters no catch me during sending of airtym fraud na now wey my eye don tear lol

Even calls claiming to be old pals that want to giv me nnpc or glo contract for supply shocked

lol na so e love me reach abi e no get relations to giv.....jus remember me out of d blues. If I were greedy I wld av fallen but I never even remembered knowing such a person so anything e dey talk na rubbish.

Its important to always tell sm 1 u trust about such calls n texts ASAP

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by musicwriter(m): 6:56pm On Oct 30, 2016

auxyn1:
Pls help
How can i go abt this

my dad was jst scammed of almost 700k right nw by some1 with this number 08146196707

He was sent a fraudulent bank email. Which responded and called the contact number which pretended to be bank customer care.

He was convinced to fill out a form in the email and that was how he strted receiving alert.

We have called the bank customer care and they have blocked the acct and said they'll investigate and also said the one of the withdrawals was traced to a sterling bamk acct.

pls wat more can we do, pls any idea from anybody pls

Very unfortunate!.

But, the bank and the police are the two bodies that should solve this crime. With the BVN on the said sterling bank account, I find it hard to believe the staffs of Nigerian banks are not the ones behind this type of scam. Exanple; there's nothing stopping your father's bank from getting sterling bank to block the scammer's account immediately. Then, sterling bank reporting to the police within minutes. Then, the police arresting the criminal same day.

They have:-

1. The BVN that links the picture of the criminal.
2. His/her ID card.
3. His/her address.
4. His/her phone number.
5. His/her bank accounts with other banks.

Tell me why the thief shouldn't be found within 24 hours?

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Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by VickyRotex(f): 7:09pm On Oct 30, 2016

AlanSugar:
Yet they have been reaping where they didn't sow! It's all about awareness. It shall be well.

It's really sad! Amen!

Re: Pls Help: My Father Just Lost Over 700k! by onatisi(m): 7:10pm On Oct 30, 2016

magicminister:
SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME SOME MONTHS AGO ON MY ZENITH ACCOUNT.
OVER 500K WAS MOVED FROM MY ACCOUNT AND THE ALERT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM FRANCE.
IT WAS AROUND 8PM ON SATURDAY OR SO WHEN IS STARTED GETTING THE ALERT.
I FUCCCCKING RAN MAD.
I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CARD SERVICES AND THEY BLOCKED MY ACCOUNT.
AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF INVESTIGATION, THEY RETURNED THE MONEY BACK TO ME.

I THINK SOMEONE CLONED MY CARD SOMEWHERE.
--------------------------------------------------------

THE BANK WILL INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY. THEY WILL MOST LIKELY REFUND YOUR MONEY. JUST LEAVE IT TO THEM OKAY!!

Your case is different. Fraudulent card transactions are reverseable and can be chargedback. But when it comes to money transfer with all the correct details imputed there is nothing the bank can do

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