Tosin56231:
Can you help me find a seller for a cat? I'd like to buy one please. I'm in Lagos thanks

I have a cat to sell. It's a kitten that's almost 8 months old. I stay alone so I am not always around to care for it adequately. He's also lonely. He's in good health and very friendly.

I am in Lagos.

LandMann:

Sorry about your experience.

I'll suggest that you leave your number visible on your profile so that anyone dealing with you can go and cross-check if it's the same number on your profile they're chatting with.

This camouflaging of numbers with web links is what gives opportunity to scammers to lie and manipulate inexperienced people into thinking they're dealing with you. The inexperienced people have no way of telling if it's true, and not everyone is smart enough or will always know that you're Yoruba.

Whoever wants to deal with you can go to your profile and copy your number and contact you. So it's best to stop giving the demonic scammers opportunity to run man in the middle scams by hiding your number from public view.

Note that the number on your profile is not accessible anywhere else on nl, including via search.

This is just my 1 satoshi. But do what you think is best.

Cheers

The numbers used to be visible until Nairaland decided to void whatsapp links that show your number. Hiding numbers is not on purpose and the links help to direct intending customers to my WhatsApp without stress.

garripack:


Hello bros please can you pay me back my money...

Does any know this man..

I don't know yet buh it seems he is about to scam me...

No accusations Yet till its been confirmed..

I would give you guys update...

@Tshege please Refund me back I am not interested in the Transactions again...
Regards

On this allegation, I contacted @garripack to know why he posted this when I have NEVER done transaction with him. On a call with him, he told me that someone contacted him after I quoted him saying he was me. I asked him which name he sent money to and he replied that he sent money to a chibuike ugochukwu.

I told him he could see my WhatsApp link in my signature and why did he not click the link. Garripack gave some excuse as to why he didn't do that. I also mentioned that my moniker is a clue to my real name which has yoruba origins. Why would he send money to a ugochukwu when my moniker is Tshege?

He said he has the phone number and full name and bvn of the person he sent money to. I asked him to send the full name and bvn to me so I can post the information here on Nairaland and he refused vehemently. Nothing would make him reveal the name of the scammer to me. He told me he would do an investigation and give the Ugochukwu benefit of doubt for 3 days since 26th June before exposing him. Garripack hasn't done that till now.

I also asked garripack to come here and clear the air on his misleading allegations against me and tell the full story behind the purported scam post he made. He has not done that.

Fast-forward to 2nd July, garripack texted me and told me the name of the scammer is @totit. I searched the moniker on Nairaland and went through his posts. Apparently, someone had accused totit of scamming him and posted his details which was similar to what garripack told me on the call I has with him.
I have copied the details of the scammer and will post below:
Ogochukwu Chibuike Ukawuba

BVN used to register account: 22182335352
Naira account
Account number: 7811411938
Bank: Wema bank (AlatbyWema)
Account Name: Ukawuba Ogochukwu

Name: OGOCHUKWU CHIBUIKE UKAWUBA
Account number: 0083110176
Bank sterling
Verified BVN: 22182335352


I suspect that @totit is a victim of impersonation on Nairaland as I am also. However, the matter troubling me is why @garripack would not expose the scammer here.
Why would he not click on my WhatsApp link after I asked him to?
Why would he refuse to give me the details of the scammer so I can post it here?
Why would garripack not clear the air after accusing me of wanting to scam him?

All these questions beg answers and after contacting garripack to come do the exposé himself, which he refused to do. I have taken it upon myself to set the record straight concerning this matter.

There are certain individuals who want to use my name for clout or or scam. If you are scammed by an impersonator, that's on you because my WhatsApp link doesn't change and my number is now there for you to call me or add on whatsapp.

Apparently someone is impersonating me here...
If you want to deal with me, send a message by clicking my Whatsapp link in my signature. Don't play yourself.

And if you want to purchase anything from me, quote me and request that I do the same... Don't believe anyone telling you he quoted you before.

I also don't collect payment before any deal. I prefer you use escrow..

I am not also in the business of escrow service

And I am Yoruba.. my name is Olusegun as seen on my moniker.... Y

garripack:


Hello bros please can you pay me back my money...

Does any know this man..

I don't know yet buh it seems he is about to scam me...

No accusations Yet till its been confirmed..

I would give you guys update...

@Tshege please Refund me back I am not interested in the Transactions again...
Regards

What money did you give me?
When did we do any transaction?
What relationship do you have with me?

garripack:


Hello bros please can you pay me back my money...

Does any know this man..

I don't know yet buh it seems he is about to scam me...

No accusations Yet till its been confirmed..

I would give you guys update...

@Tshege please Refund me back I am not interested in the Transactions again...
Regards

What transactions did we do together sir? Post screenshot of our chats

I need 4k RMB or more.

Come with escrow

Nothing sensible happens on this group again except accusations of scam or one crazy story or the other.

Una no dey rest? Even with the way funds are so plenty around, you can't find the initiative to buy and resell.

abi dem swear for una? @dominique, @puskin
Please ban any moniker that has proven allegations against him. Suspend anyone with 3 different allegations. Let us rest from scam stories abeg

I don't know you but some if not most of your suggestions are very solid. I don't know how to get Seun to effect some proactive changes on here...

Or @Seun can unbundle the business section and make it much more transparent and safe for users. Millions of naira have been lost on the Business Section alone and @seun is ethically obligated to make this platform safe for its users.

LandMann:


The issue is made worse when there's a mod who isn't actively monitoring things here and who takes sides with those who have gained popularity but could have monopolistic and malicious tendencies as well.

If this place wants to be cleaned up, seun should make it mandatory for those commenting on or accessing this thread to submit further identity verification documents like their government issued identity cards, phone numbers and proof of address via bank statements.

But this would require significant amount of coding and he wouldn't want to since users won't be paying for the service.

Alternatively, a deadline should be given for those who want to do escrow on this thread to get their business license and undergo verification. After the deadline, the old list can be scrapped and the new one put up, filled with those who pass through the verification which must include proper kyc and document verification by different mods to avoid one corrupting the process.

The verified escrows can charge for their service and they too must pay a certain agreeable and feasible sum to seun to remain listed as an escrow.

Everyone trading would then be advised to go through such escrows to avoid being scammed and a constant reminder should be placed to that effect when a person is commenting like on the Islam thread where you have to accept Allah before you comment... Anything to repeatedly remind users to go through escrow should be done.

Lastly, only verified scams should be posted here and on the scam thread with details of the scammer and clear evidence.

False accusations based on suspicion should be totally banned as it's against rules 2, 3 and 8 and it can be used by any malicious character to unjustly promote or defame others. Think Dangote dirty business tactics to maintain his monopoly.

I feel that if all the stringent measures above are improved and put in place, scamming here will fall by 95% or more.

Bigfish968l:
Advice on how to prevent fraud in gift card transactions

First of all, I would like to reiterate that I am a gift card merchant from China and have 5 years of experience in gift card trading.
There is a huge market for gift cards (I only buy from the proper source), and if you find the right buyer or seller, you can make a decent profit, enough to feed your family.

But as anyone who has ever been through the gift card trade knows, it's a business where the rules of the market are incomplete, where there are dirty frauds, and where there are plenty of rippers.

And how to avoid the Ripper in the process of trading?

Honestly, in the course of 5 years of trading, I have also experienced a lot of cheating (Ripper is not just targeting one country, but all people, including the Chinese themselves).

One of the hallmarks of the Ripper, in my experience, is that it evokes greed.

Think about it, the last time you met the Ripper, was it because he was offering you a higher price than everyone around him, sometimes a lot more, and when you saw him offering you a higher price, did you feel moved?

Yeah, when you're greedy, you've given the Ripper a chance to take advantage of it.

For example: I have a very good friend in Nigeria (I'm using YH instead to protect his privacy). How did we become such good friends?
One day, when YH finished a deal with me, he said to me, "Bro, I am in great pain". I asked, "What is the reason for your pain?" "In the course of the transaction, I was swindled out of $2,000," YH said.

I didn't ask anything, I just asked him for a quotation from the other side, and when he sent it to me, I only took a look at it and knew why he had been cheated. Because in that quotation, the price is 10%-20% higher than the normal price, the other party is grasping his greedy desire, he is cheated only a matter of time.

Therefore, in the process of trading, it is very important to restrain your greed.

Because no a commodity (of course the gift card is a kind of goods) has its value, when its value exceeds the original value, it is not normal, so when someone give you a quotation is very high, you should not feel happy, and should feel fear, because the ripper has lift the butcher's knife, ready to put you apart.

Because of the time reason, today wrote here, if you like, please leave a message below, behind will continue to update, let us fight those cheats together, let them have no space to live.

Of course, if you have any problems with the transaction, you can contact me privately.

My contact information is WhatsApp: +86 198 62387508

Gift Card Trading,I only deal with people who buy gift cards through legitimate channels, not illegal transactions，

You are Chinese yet you have figured out how to use Nairaland in less than a week, you even post your contact number with spacing to evade bots and you don't have a post anywhere else except currency thread. C'mon, we aren't foolish nau...

vikkogg:

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Finesse investment company
The company will finesse your money

braindee:
Always, Always, Always insist on escrow. Most scammers would run at that request. Others would run when you create the escrow group with a reliable escrow. I wish that Seun and the Nairaland mods would take up the gauntlet and verify reliable people as escrows. Last year, I volunteered to Dominique to subject myself to the most rigorous background checks possible so that I can provide free escrow services to people here. I was turned down. There is probably a good reason for that but for old-timers like us, it's sad to see our people get scammed daily.

I hope it gets better.

Seun is the quintessential Nigerian who believes that you don't fix what's not broken. He needs to add more features and tailor this website to the needs of each section.

What's stopping Nairaland from becoming like Reddit? Or more like a centralised Craigslist with mods?


This website is a blessing to Nigerians but it's due for way more features and development.

.

NUJABEZ:
I have no idea what escrow is. It is my first time here.

If you like call me a dog or call me a fish, I've lost money but I have learnt as well.

Sorry... That's the trap most first timers fall into most of the time... They believe everything is simple and straightforward.

I also lost my hard earned $70 to one mad Ezra Vandi (you will not eat good food wherever you are oloshi) some years back.

Use escrow next time and watch out for impostors or mentally impaired people around here. These Nairaland streets are rough mehn

garripack:


Whatsapp or mail cos I mail you via NL you could drop your whatsapp

It's in my signature

laraskey:
@ DE VENTURES CRYPTO CURRENCIES

Buy&Sell @ the best rate

~BTC
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~SKRILL
~PM

Seemless transaction
Prompt service.
WhatsApp Contact 08 141 807 144

You registered this account in April and you have already 4 days on time used on Nairaland... Do you live on Nairaland? You just came here to scam people... Oloribu

garripack:


Inboxed you already

Have I responded?... I don't remember having a conversation with you in my whatsapp.

samsard:
Alibaba sent OTP for login attempt when I tried checking out for someone on the platform. I believe it's just a misunderstanding between you guys.

It's not a misunderstanding.. he's just one of the most obtuse fellows I have ever met.

I swear even Buhari we think is unrepentantly clueless has more sensibilities than this man.

muhamm3d:


People I have bought funds from here will be looking at you and laughing. Weyrey ����. I don’t do dealings without Wese90. Only one person here wanted to have access to account before inviting an escrow. �

I strongly suggest you go sit down and be humble.
Perhaps you might be blessed with a sliver of common sense.

muhamm3d:


People I have bought funds from here will be looking at you and laughing. Weyrey ����. I don’t do dealings without Wese90. Only one person here wanted to have access to account before inviting an escrow. �

If you keep on harping about Alibaba account, it is a confirmation of your gullibility, dullness, unteachable and arrogant heart you have. Nobody should be this impetuous and thoughtless in 2021.

Several people have corrected you but as the kind of person you are, taking correction or seeing your folly is not a habit you have.


This quote is for fellows who behave as you do:

"Half-witted people are self-involved, overly optimistic regarding their own views, and unable to see their own vulnerabilities. They assume they already know all that needs to be known."

muhamm3d:

What’s your rate please

This guy is a sketchy fellow

@macfortune beware of him if not he would manufacture different stories about your transaction

garripack:
I need 2000USD

Please drop your whatsapp number or quote me if you have and please state your..

Don't bother me if you are Scam.. As I am a detective

Inbox me through my signature. How and where do you need the money?

muhamm3d:

Bro thanks for your concern o. I had a chat with him telling him I needed Alibaba check out. The next thing he wanted to change my password and email address. Alibaba sent me a code showing this was about to be changed. How checkout take concern email change and password now. Rather than own up the mumu has been using insults to cover up his 419 tendencies. If you are still dealing with him bruh sha be careful he fit be say the bar never full as he want. But I will always tell everyone to be careful with him.

Send screenshot from that date showing the email that Alibaba sent to you that I wanted to change your password.

And critically examine the reason why I would want to takeover your account? What is the economic benefit of your Alibaba account What is the use of your Alibaba account to me for goodness sakes if not that you are demented.

Everything you are saying shows that you are gullible. You don't have any iota of sense at all

Old man like you and you are just talking confidently in the rubbish. Shame on you

braindee:
Hey bro. Kindly chat me up. I've asked him what happened and I think there's a misunderstanding. I've done several deals with tsege and we didn't have issues. Thanks.

Chief it's not a misunderstanding, he knows what he is doing and eventually everyone here will see through his smoke and mirrors...

The guy has sinister plans and he's just trying to hitch a ride to popularity.

muhamm3d:


Be very careful dealing with this guy. He almost scammed me but I thank God. Always conduct a search before dealing with anyone here.

Lol, i almost scammed you? What did I almost scam you of? Your pitiable Alibaba account or what exactly?

You post incoherent post about scam or something because you want to find an inroad into Currency thread and you think you can use my name.

Continue whatever trash you want to do.. you think my customers here are dense in the head to believe all this nonsense you are typing.... I still insist that your utterances and claims stem from a corrupted and infested mind.

You need help. If it is gofundme you need, let us know

muhamm3d:

Meanwhile I’m still waiting for your court process. Anumanu!

You will tell me the importance of Alibaba account that someone would want to steal it from you. You have fraudulent or criminal plans for you to say that I want to steal your Alibaba account... Alibaba account o. As in are you that thoughtless or mentally impaired?



You are a very hungry fellow, very very hungry. Poverty has warped your mind such that everything you see stealing.
Or maybe you had a previous or current career in stealing that makes you attach so much importance to Alibaba account of all things...

Na your type dey keep all those faulty red Binatone radios from 20 years ago

Suffer don wire your life such that you feel that everything is valuable.

muhamm3d:

Meanwhile I’m still waiting for your court process. Anumanu!

If you don't have fraudulent tendencies, you won't be requesting for my own debit card details and claiming they your Alibaba account can get stolen..

You are just looking for clout and I'll give it to you full dose

muhamm3d:


Be very careful dealing with this guy. He almost scammed me but I thank God. Always conduct a search before dealing with anyone here.

And don't forget i have screenshot of all your threats and I'll legit deal with you with all the resources at my disposal.

muhamm3d:

Meanwhile I’m still waiting for your court process. Anumanu!

I am bidding my time for you. I don't need to trade words with you because you obviously have the intelligence of a rabbit.

When I get your time, you will be sorry