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Five things you should look out for while fuel in a Nigerian fuel station.

Let’s take a look at five things you should look out for in a fuel station, you might find some a little bit weird but that’s the main fact.


The effective and the simplest or easiest way of creating illegal gains is the adulteration of fuel. After series of fractional distillation from crude oil, fuel happens to be one of the product that is gotten from it. Some petrol dealers contaminate the fuel by adding some end product from crude oil residues like the Naphtha.


Well, let's look at what to avoid and do while you are at the station.

First, let's learn to do the right thing to do. It's advisable to always turn off your engine completely before fueling. There are many reasons why you would want to do this.

One of such reasons is because it might cause explosion, and set the place ablaze. Nigerians especially, take this thing for granted until it has happened to one person.

Now, your mobile phones. Mobile phones emit radiation and hence cause fire outbreak. Nigerians can relate to this, they would want to pick calls in that environment because they have not seen it explode and they would often say " nothing dey happen".

Prevention is better than cure. The fuel station is not a place for making calls, it's better you switch off your phone.

You wouldn't want to play with your health, so please try not to bring any thing like cigarettes and matches, which could ignite fire at the fueling station. You would like to return back home safely to your lovely family and friends. Drive safely.



Read on on five things you should know to avoid being defrauded in a Nigerian fuel station.

1. The unnecessary joviality
Fuel station scam are not new anymore! Although the attendants in these pump station receive very low income, especially here in Nigeria, it is not a reason to defraud.

But any attendant that can be smart can make more money out of it by cheating customers by merely acting jovial and stealing your attentions from the meter and dispenser!



2. The meter
When a petrol attendant resumes work in the morning, he takes the reading on the meter, on the fuel dispenser, which is the opening meter. After the sales for the day by the attendant, he / she returns to the manager with the money they sold while taking the rest home. Watch out for registered fuel stations. Many fuel stations reset their meters!

3. The oh-sorry trick
Attendants can scam you using the forgetful trick by nodding to a particular music or doing sth else when you request for a fill up (for example). They will knowingly put a particular liter or amount, then pretend they didn't hear you say fill up.

When you reprimand and correct them, they will apologize and attribute it for forgetfulness.

Now here's the trick: instead of them to reset and start over, they click the recall button and continue but you'll have to pay double. The “recall” helps an attendant recall the last ten purchases. The fraudulent ones can use it to defraud you!

They can recall to an old purchase, say ₦2000, and begin from there to serve you for a deal of ₦5000. You'll only get ₦3000 worth of fuel but pay ₦5000.

4. Always observe the nozzle (fuel dispenser)
When the nozzle is hung properly, it resets to the default; zero. But when not hung properly, they reserve your fuel there to use to sell to others. Also, please note this, longer nozzles automatically reserves your fuel and it goes back to the engine -- enough fuel for them! E shock you?

5. The please-fill-up people
Taking advantage of people requesting for a fill up is very easy for a fraudulent attendant. They may just pump air of ₦3000 for you and fuel of ₦10000. You'll hadly notice if you aren't smart!


I understand this post came as a shocker but you can outsmart them if you come down from your car and watch everything. Even when you are buying in a gallon, don't be carried away by anything

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Source: https://www.nopremiumtears.com.ng/2021/08/five-things-you-should-know-to-avoid.html


Please drop your comments below. How has this post helped you? Please drop your comments.

I read a post from Pocohantas where an attendant wanted to defraud her.

Next time, do anything else but don't leave with the POS machine..if the attendant started screaming and labelled you a thief, the mobs would have gathered fuel and tyre ..and wouldn't let you talk.


Update: for all those asking what to do, here's a plus:

The first thing to do to prevent anything is come down before negotiating price. When you are down, they can hardly do the air trick. It only happens when you are in the car.

Secondly, avoid longer dispensers. You can also know if the meter is recalled by looking at the total fuel put in your truck on the meter (but first, observing what the attendant types will help. If you say ₦5000, and when they press it, you see sth like a very fast figure different from yours, raise alarm). More so, you cannot readily know meters that are reset; majorly all are. You just have to monitor via your purchase using a gallon first.

Ok, mean while
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https://www.nairaland.com/6682521/scammed-boom-tv-cruise-tv#104367308

chatinent:
I read a post from Pocohantas where an attendant wanted to defraud her.

Next time, do anything else but don't leave with the POS machine..if the attendant started screaming and labelled you a thief, the mobs would have gathered fuel and tyre ..and wouldn't let you talk.

I am more curious as to why you guys assume we all live amongst hoodlums.

We don’t burn people in this part of the world. That is reserved for you guys in Amukoko, Ijegun, Ilaje, Mushin, Ijeshatedo, Agege…etc

pocohantas:


I am more curious as to why you guys assume we all live amongst hoodlums.

We don’t burn people in this part of the world. That is reserved for you guys in Amukoko, Ijegun, Ilaje, Mushin, Ijeshatedo, Agege…etc

Just be making mouth first....

pocohantas:


I am more curious as to why you guys assume we all live amongst hoodlums.

We don’t burn people in this part of the world. That is reserved for you guys in Amukoko, Ijegun, Ilaje, Mushin, Ijeshatedo, Agege…etc

Lol. Funny tho. Even Lekki guys who Bleep up get burnt. Even, angry agberos will heat their flames knowing they are living richer than them.

Hear word you no go hear. I no wan smell suya from tyre o.

Aber sicher

person need to open eye well, for niger

Quite revealing

Nice

Nice one sir..

This your post is not comprehensive enough. I do not understand

Nice post OP. Very informative.

Anything wey the attendants do no go pass Puppi Kyari and APC scam own so no issue. Onto the next one please

This your explanation hard o
Most of what is written there can only be detected by an experienced person, probably someone who has worked as a fuel attendant previously.
I don't know how I want to know when air is being pumped into my car since I don't live in the tank.
A long nozzle not emptying completely makes sense, but how do I prevent that?
Cut the nozzle to get the remaining fuel?

If metre is adjusted to dispense lesser than what is obtainable, how do we know?

If an old price is recalled, will it automatically reflect on the screen?

These are simply methods used in scamming us and not solutions

pocohantas:


I am more curious as to why you guys assume we all live amongst hoodlums.

We don’t burn people in this part of the world. That is reserved for you guys in Amukoko, Ijegun, Ilaje, Mushin, Ijeshatedo, Agege…etc

You lie. There is no part of Nigeria they don't burn people

pocohantas:


I am more curious as to why you guys assume we all live amongst hoodlums.

We don’t burn people in this part of the world. That is reserved for you guys in Amukoko, Ijegun, Ilaje, Mushin, Ijeshatedo, Agege…etc

Typical arrogant Okoro savage forming Island babe.

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I just check meter reading, that's all. Check to see the attendant rubs off the last reading-especially if a napep or bike has just bought fuel of 500 or less because they sometimes start from there and if you're buying like 3,000 fuel or thereabouts, you may not notice. As per the nuzzle returning my fuel, that's not something I can help if it still shows the correct amount on their machine! We really need to watch the unnecessarily jovial attendant because truly he/she will mostly cheat you...it happened to me at a Total filling station.

Am not impressed!

Very informative post, thanks for sharing from your knowledge.

CONTINENT SORRY... ..ehmmmm CHATINENT

U WAN SPOIL OUR BIZ ABI?


WE MOVE

I have fallen victim of number 3 and 4 times without number.

Now I know better.

God bless OP

How do they pump air?

I'm confused, OP. Do all these things appear on the screen? If so, then I assume we should be able to prevent any scam by simply watching the screen of the metre, because, if not, then we are doomed.

So bad

Money wey no dey, another person wan collect am without giving u, ur due.

But the oga kpata kpata of them all is kidnappers, who carry someone looking for money to pay them

houseontherock:
I just check meter reading, that's all. Check to see the attendant rubs off the last reading-especially if a napep or bike has just bought fuel of 500 or less because they sometimes start from there and if you're buying like 3,000 fuel or thereabouts, you may not notice. As per the nuzzle returning my fuel, that's not something I can help if it still shows the correct amount on their machine! We really need to watch the unnecessarily jovial attendant because truly he/she will mostly cheat you...it happened to me at a Total filling station.

Total again

pocohantas:


I am more curious as to why you guys assume we all live amongst hoodlums.

We don’t burn people in this part of the world. That is reserved for you guys in Amukoko, Ijegun, Ilaje, Mushin, Ijeshatedo, Agege…etc

.
You're just a little hoodlum

Oboy na wao.... 4 here nah do bye yasef....

Imagine the plenty wahala jus to buy fuel.

Make them chop me jare. Who no throway no go pick.