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Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Guyman02: 5:29pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
To avoid scam go with a Soldier in combat gear to pay. Tell them he is your brother who just returned from operation against BH in Maiduguri and a sharp shooter who knows how to locate criminals and eliminate them and now on his way to Mali. Tell the agent that it is him who is paying the rent for you. if they are scammers they will never touch your money. ![]() ![]() ![]() 12 Likes |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Ogojohn(m): 6:23pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
Milito: Wow, nice post. Wt renting accomodation in Lagos, one needs all the advice & tips available.Depends on luck. where I presently live. I Dd not get there through an agent. just saw the house. it was newly completed. Went inside. Saw the security man that was guarding the property. Made enquiries about who over sees the house and I was directed to the man. He gave me a teller to go and pay at the bank and after my payment. I was immediately given the key to my apartment. No delays.I have lived in this place for almost 10 yrs now and still I don't know the landlord. .He doesn't visit the property and doesn't disturb the tenant. And he promptly attends to the problems that arises from the property through his relations with immediate effect. 2 Likes |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Wadosky(m): 6:28pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
Its equally important to pay into the landlords account which will bear his name before taking the teller to him for a receipt.so doing you can easily get his identity if something goes wrong. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by AbouNazir(m): 6:42pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
torhuke: My Mum Fell victim of this kind of scam somtim in 2003 in ikorodu. We were tenants in TOS benson estate (aka marwa estate) owutu, ikorodu. Our LandLord sold d house to aonther person who den gave my mum quit notice becos he desperately needed the house. According to him (the now 'new Landlord'), something or sombody was going to kill him if he does not move out fast from where he was to where we are (the appartment he jst bought). Since our rent had expired abt dt tym and we could nt renew it, my mum statd lookin for another apartment. My mum wx pregnant wt our last born xo we were desperate to move out b4 her due date of delivery. She paid for a new house (2 bedroom flat) arond benson bustop and she was even given d keys to d apartment. The day we went ther wt buckets and mop and brooms to wash the house (wt the sweet mind of moving-in the folowin day or next),the locks had been changed and the keys we were having couldn't open d doors both front nd back. It was like a film. Me, my mum, my yonger sis and bro were jst confused. My kid bro who was abt 5 years den was asking my mum why we were standing outside insteand of going in 2 waash d apartment. We went back home. My mum was jst confused but she styl had a feeln she got the wrong keys becos she and d agent came to d house and he opend d doors wt d keys and dat wx wen she assesd d palce b4 paying d rent for 2-years. The following day, she went to the agents office and there she met 3-men who had also been scamed wt the same apartment. The agent had collected rent frm about four tenants on d same apartment. My mum was the lastt person dat paid from them all. The soldier was d one who changed the keys wen he and 2 others were draging abt who the real tenant is. In all of these, the agents Phantom ofice wx locked and the agent wx no where to be found. To cut the long story short, that was haw my mum was duped of #175,000 back in 2003. That was wht made us relocate to ondo state till 2day. What an experience! Most times, topics like these remind us that we live in a jungle where only the fittest survive. That's the exact reason you can't be too careful when dealing with people. Thanks to the OP for highlighting these challenges. 2 Likes |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Jolomisan(m): 6:47pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
This issue of scam when it comes to renting of property 4m an agent is an evil trend that has affected lot of prospective tenants. This is as a result of decayed society where some believed that the only way 2 make an head way in life is to dupe their fellow men. I pray that God will have mercy on them and help them 2wards having a change of heart. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by zibe(m): 7:36pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
torhuke: My Mum Fell victim of this kind of scam somtim in 2003 in ikorodu. We were tenants in TOS benson estate (aka marwa estate) owutu, ikorodu. Our LandLord sold d house to aonther person who den gave my mum quit notice becos he desperately needed the house. According to him (the now 'new Landlord'), something or sombody was going to kill him if he does not move out fast from where he was to where we are (the appartment he jst bought). Since our rent had expired abt dt tym and we could nt renew it, my mum statd lookin for another apartment. My mum wx pregnant wt our last born xo we were desperate to move out b4 her due date of delivery. She paid for a new house (2 bedroom flat) arond benson bustop and she was even given d keys to d apartment. The day we went ther wt buckets and mop and brooms to wash the house (wt the sweet mind of moving-in the folowin day or next),the locks had been changed and the keys we were having couldn't open d doors both front nd back. It was like a film. Me, my mum, my yonger sis and bro were jst confused. My kid bro who was abt 5 years den was asking my mum why we were standing outside insteand of going in 2 waash d apartment. We went back home. My mum was jst confused but she styl had a feeln she got the wrong keys becos she and d agent came to d house and he opend d doors wt d keys and dat wx wen she assesd d palce b4 paying d rent for 2-years. The following day, she went to the agents office and there she met 3-men who had also been scamed wt the same apartment. The agent had collected rent frm about four tenants on d same apartment. My mum was the lastt person dat paid from them all. The soldier was d one who changed the keys wen he and 2 others were draging abt who the real tenant is. In all of these, the agents Phantom ofice wx locked and the agent wx no where to be found. To cut the long story short, that was haw my mum was duped of #175,000 back in 2003. That was wht made us relocate to ondo state till 2day. Wow. This is just too sad. How heartless could someone be. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Nobody: 8:57pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
i am a victim of this issue on ground i paid jx 2weeks back n they where jx yet to fix d toilet sit n door which they did in gud time but my experince is dat they ve being in dis type of bussines for a long time. the necessary should come to our aid o. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by elifante: 9:06pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
alfredo4u: r they a learner? Guy, na who offend you? Why you come dey throw this kind bomb? No be Maiduguri be dis oh Be warned. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Nobody: 9:10pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
i am a victim of this issue on ground i paid jx 2weeks back n they where jx yet to fix d toilet sit n door which they did in gud time but my experince is dat they ve being in dis type of bussines for a long time. dont blame us too much o, na lagos wahala course am o, if u meet a landlord in lagos he will direct u to an agent, dat made some us fall and an sure they are using evil powers, i personal emanded for the landlord and i was showed one alhaji olarenwaju hakeem garba who spoke to me and given a tenancy agreemnt "God where u" the necessary authority should come to our aid o. i paid 240k, any wit useful infor should help us pls, |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by emmatok(m): 9:44pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
basadenet: Very good information but i beg to disagree with your paragraph 1 & 5 respectively. it is not compulsory you get a lawyer involved, because that is not an assurance that all will be well, we have seen cases where lawyers too are culpable. so getting a lawyer should be an optional thing but not compulsory. 2.you advise that a prospective tenant should not pay in full for an uncompleted building, i also disagree because it is this same money in question that will be use for the completion of the building, so if half or part is paid, the building might not be completed as planned. All the same thanks for the info. And why should a tenant pay full money for uncompleted building. He is not building the house but renting it. Lets be wiser. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Nobody: 9:55pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
These are small cases. Students in my skul fall prey to these Scamers and their parents Hard earned money. They. End up squatting through out the semester where others treat em like trash. This happens in first gate ikorodu axis |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Willdidi(m): 11:14pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
Some ppl could b so heartless, my sista is a victim of dis developers scam, she paid 4 a room self contain on numba 26 Alhaji Bashiru street in ojodu Beger only 2 findout a day b4 she was promised 2 move in dat d apartments of 23 has been completely occupied by othre tenants ova nite, this developer defrauded about 123 ppl, she paid 280,000 naira the total moni dis ppl stole wen calculated was about 80million naira. Till date notin has been done, only 4 one fake lawyer 4rm Alausa 2 start asking dis group of ppl 2 pay d sum of 2,000naira each so dier complains can b registered wit d govt. Don't realy know where dis country is heading. N dis set of ppl hav been doing dis same act n getting away wit it. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Exponental(m): 11:24pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
Nice...... In summary, -dont be too desperate for an apartment -caution ur cash movement -avoid agents without good history -ask questions 1 Like |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by magman: 11:34pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
good writting. @ lawyer. i was a victim this march you can read my own story on saturday vanguard march, 9, 2013 page 50. but i want to ask you all what are the steps one can take now to get his money because in my own case the thief is still in police net he has brought some money which they used to settle 16 people 100k each and we are up to 90 people. what we do because i need my money badly |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by connkg(m): 11:57pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
@Lawyer: Why does the government advertise this GIS-satellite mapping thing for renewal each year? Isn't a copy to be deposited at the Local Govt Hqrtrs for determination of C of Os? I don't speak Yoruba. I try to make use of church connections in representing me and bargaining for accommodation. I can see I now need a lawyer, a policeman and probably a soldier. Is there a one-stop shop for this? 1 Like |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by chucky234(m): 4:13am On Apr 03, 2013 |
DICKtator: or better yet, plan towards owing your house. You can achieve this in lieu of NHF and Primary Mortgage Institutions. Get that loan!!You go com dey live for under Ijora abi Ketu bridge because you dey plan to own a house,park for corner jare. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by chucky234(m): 4:15am On Apr 03, 2013 |
conn-kg: |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by mjames: 5:22am On Apr 03, 2013 |
torhuke: My Mum Fell victim of this kind of scam somtim in 2003 in ikorodu. We were tenants in TOS benson estate (aka marwa estate) owutu, ikorodu. Our LandLord sold d house to aonther person who den gave my mum quit notice becos he desperately needed the house. According to him (the now 'new Landlord'), something or sombody was going to kill him if he does not move out fast from where he was to where we are (the appartment he jst bought). Since our rent had expired abt dt tym and we could nt renew it, my mum statd lookin for another apartment. My mum wx pregnant wt our last born xo we were desperate to move out b4 her due date of delivery. She paid for a new house (2 bedroom flat) arond benson bustop and she was even given d keys to d apartment. The day we went ther wt buckets and mop and brooms to wash the house (wt the sweet mind of moving-in the folowin day or next),the locks had been changed and the keys we were having couldn't open d doors both front nd back. It was like a film. Me, my mum, my yonger sis and bro were jst confused. My kid bro who was abt 5 years den was asking my mum why we were standing outside insteand of going in 2 waash d apartment. We went back home. My mum was jst confused but she styl had a feeln she got the wrong keys becos she and d agent came to d house and he opend d doors wt d keys and dat wx wen she assesd d palce b4 paying d rent for 2-years. The following day, she went to the agents office and there she met 3-men who had also been scamed wt the same apartment. The agent had collected rent frm about four tenants on d same apartment. My mum was the lastt person dat paid from them all. The soldier was d one who changed the keys wen he and 2 others were draging abt who the real tenant is. In all of these, the agents Phantom ofice wx locked and the agent wx no where to be found. To cut the long story short, that was haw my mum was duped of #175,000 back in 2003. That was wht made us relocate to ondo state till 2day. What kind of a country are we living in? God save Nigeria. ![]() torhuke: My Mum Fell victim of this kind of scam somtim in 2003 in ikorodu. We were tenants in TOS benson estate (aka marwa estate) owutu, ikorodu. Our LandLord sold d house to aonther person who den gave my mum quit notice becos he desperately needed the house. According to him (the now 'new Landlord'), something or sombody was going to kill him if he does not move out fast from where he was to where we are (the appartment he jst bought). Since our rent had expired abt dt tym and we could nt renew it, my mum statd lookin for another apartment. My mum wx pregnant wt our last born xo we were desperate to move out b4 her due date of delivery. She paid for a new house (2 bedroom flat) arond benson bustop and she was even given d keys to d apartment. The day we went ther wt buckets and mop and brooms to wash the house (wt the sweet mind of moving-in the folowin day or next),the locks had been changed and the keys we were having couldn't open d doors both front nd back. It was like a film. Me, my mum, my yonger sis and bro were jst confused. My kid bro who was abt 5 years den was asking my mum why we were standing outside insteand of going in 2 waash d apartment. We went back home. My mum was jst confused but she styl had a feeln she got the wrong keys becos she and d agent came to d house and he opend d doors wt d keys and dat wx wen she assesd d palce b4 paying d rent for 2-years. The following day, she went to the agents office and there she met 3-men who had also been scamed wt the same apartment. The agent had collected rent frm about four tenants on d same apartment. My mum was the lastt person dat paid from them all. The soldier was d one who changed the keys wen he and 2 others were draging abt who the real tenant is. In all of these, the agents Phantom ofice wx locked and the agent wx no where to be found. To cut the long story short, that was haw my mum was duped of #175,000 back in 2003. That was wht made us relocate to ondo state till 2day. What kind of a country are we living in? God save Nigeria. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by idmoore(m): 7:23am On Apr 03, 2013 |
Thanks to the OP It reali requires high level of smartness in dealing with this landlords and agents, presently i av deposited for a mini -flat apartment i want to occupy as soon as is completed, around iyana oworo, an agent linked me to the person in charge of the house, his a buildiing engineer so he showed me the house and the exact apartment i wil be occupying and told me all i need to know, he said the house wil be ready by end of February which was almost a month from then and told me i can always come to check the house any time but i should call whenever am coming cause he might be at lekki supervising other jobs he has, i do go there intermittently and there is always improvement, the last time i visited there as been gud improvement but am just worried of the delivery time he gave has passed he tries to tel me that my money is save and now when i called him yesterday he said i should give him a week more by Gods grace. I av make a deposit of 65% of the whole payment and i had him signed agreement of commitment before paying him and the agreement also covers our further transactions after the completion of the house. When he noticed my skepticism cause i was disturbing him with calls on how far about the apartment, he show me his family (wife and daughter ) and where he stays in case i cal him and his number its not through, i also made some findings about the man and the building so people told me that he stays in the neighbourhood and they confirmed that his a building engineer that he has even engineered like two buildings on that street and his about to start engineering another new building that is stil on foundation level which himself also told me all these, so now he has given me another a week again that all will be ready and i have planned i wil sleep in the apartment as soon as i get my key if it wil take me to buy Mat and mosquito coil. 1 Like |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Twy: 8:08am On Apr 03, 2013 |
Willdidi: Some ppl could b so heartless, my sista is a victim of dis developers scam, she paid 4 a room self contain on numba 26 Alhaji Bashiru street in ojodu Beger only 2 findout a day b4 she was promised 2 move in dat d apartments of 23 has been completely occupied by othre tenants ova nite, this developer defrauded about 123 ppl, she paid 280,000 naira the total moni dis ppl stole wen calculated was about 80million naira. Till date notin has been done, only 4 one fake lawyer 4rm Alausa 2 start asking dis group of ppl 2 pay d sum of 2,000naira each so dier complains can b registered wit d govt. Don't realy know where dis country is heading. N dis set of ppl hav been doing dis same act n getting away wit it. Sorry for your sister, I live around that area. Sometime last year, I wanted to get that place for a friend and asked an agent, the already agent knew about the problems and told me the guy had been collecting rent from different people and he was reported to the police, that was in November, a few months before people moved, and still after, the guy still duped more people after he was reported to the police. In that situation, the best advice would have been to ask those people selling around the area about the place and also an agent with an office for about 5 years in the area, he will know about reliable deals or the developer. What happened to the developer, I remember from his voice he was kind of cantenkerous, probably from the heat he was getting then. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by albacete(m): 12:55pm On Apr 03, 2013 |
#following# |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by porka: 9:43pm On Apr 04, 2013 |
lawyer: I read this article this morning via mobile punch newspaper with respect to Property Developers duping people off Millions of Naira based on Rent Accommodation apartments paid for in Lagos and not delivering the apartments to them after they paid and i want to give prospective future tenants some tips and advise on how to avoid this unfortunate scenario in future when they encounter such issues (Please read carefully Line by Line) Kudos to you sir. The points are well taken. There's no limit to background check when entrusting your possession to someone, it goes beyond house rent. Another lesson is that these guys live among us and may somehow find themselves in leadership positions sooner or later, what they would do then can only be imagined. Nevertheless, I noticed you repeatedly used YOUR in place of YOU ARE or YOU'RE. I was wondering if it's a new form of writing or it's just a matter of style. I think it's wrong, especially when you meant to be taken seriously. 1 Like |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by Nobody: 7:35pm On Apr 06, 2013 |
this is the foolish duper o, GOD will not let us go in vain, Fashola is being awaited o, this man must sell dis buiding n refund our money. a disgrace to all d muslim in world ,- ALAHAJI
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Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by ceejay80s(m): 3:58am On Apr 12, 2013 |
porka:mumu, so dis is why u quoted everything |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by beeman80: 1:32pm On Apr 22, 2013 |
Its everywhere my dear. Even in other parts of Africa.LOL |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by dejegaprop: 12:56pm On May 02, 2013 |
Milito: Wow, nice post. Wt renting accomodation in Lagos, one needs all the advice & tips available. ok |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by dejegaprop: 12:57pm On May 02, 2013 |
good topic |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by sucess001(m): 1:07pm On May 03, 2013 |
Nice post. learnt a few things. I am also a lawyer and banker. In addition to the above though, you should insist on making payment to the landlord's current account. The security features of a current account ensures the landlord may be traced and even when he cant, his account references can be traced. |
Re: Landlords Or Agents Duping Prospective Tenants: How To Avoid Being Scammed Too by exalt2009: 6:33am On May 11, 2013 |
DICKtator: or better yet, plan towards owing your house. You can achieve this in lieu of NHF and Primary Mortgage Institutions. Get that loan!! Please what is NHF and Н̣̣̣̝̇̇̇ό̲̣̣̣̥w̶̲̥̅̊ can I apply for primary mortgage loan.... |
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