Some of you may find this interesting.

Some days ago I posted an ad (New Apple Macbook Air selling for 160k) on this forum. Got some inquiries but there's this particular guy that had been calling, he claimed he is in Benin and that he would be sending someone down to pay and pick up. Then another day he called that I should take the laptop to a girl in Computer Village that she would inspect it and then pay me. I told him NO politely and gave him my office address.

Next day he sent a man to my office, I showed his so called representative the product, he inspected it and confirmed everything OK. My intuition told me not to collect cash from him that he might have mixed it with fake notes. Again I told him politely that I would like him to pay the money into my GTB corporate account. To my disbelief he disagreed, even his master from Benin disagreed when I called him and explained to him.

GTB is 2min drive from my office, I have a car to drive us there, all was expected of him was to walk in, make deposit, come out with teller, I receive SMS alert and then hand over the product to him. But the procedure looked cumbersome to them. Come to think of it, you've known my office, I would be giving you a corporate account belonging to me to pay into, you, I know nothing about you, only your GSM number.

Then this guy called his master, didnt hear their conversation on the phone, then he laughed and walked away, and oh I forgot to mention, he came on bike, with another bike man.

Dont you all think I should have arranged police for them?

My advice to other sellers on this forum, pls dont be in rush in selling that precious item you got with your hard earned money. Bank transaction is always safer, dont meet any intended buyer in the night, poorly lit place. Make sure you have something about the buyer to hold onto other than their phone number. This saying is always right "If that money is yours it is yours and if the item is the buyer's it is theirs".

Thanks for reading.
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@yemibox
THANKS A LOT FOR THE INFO, NA WA OO

Hmmmmmm!!!

My advice to other sellers on this forum, pls dont be in rush in selling that precious item you got with your hard earned money. Bank transaction is always safer, dont meet any intended buyer in the night, poorly lit place. Make sure you have something about the buyer to hold onto other than their phone number. This saying is always right "If that money is yours it is yours and if the item is the buyer's it is theirs".

Thanks for reading.
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Excellent advice, bank transactions are safer, or mobile money, it's about time Nigerian do away with cash transactions and embrace electronic payments or internet banking

even if the cash is real you might be attacked later on!

learnt a thing or two from this. . . .