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The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by ojoadeola: 3:45pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
On the evening of Wednesday, August 5, 2015, I went to change some dollars at the popular Alade market on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. Just some minutes before 7pm we drove into the plaza. Most of the shops were locked and we have a few numbers of foreign currency sellers/Bureau De Change operators (mostly Northerners) there. At the entrance to the western gate of the plaza were some guys who were a mix of northerners and Southerners. As we approach the gate to get into the plaza, they rushed at our car and asked if we want to change dollar which we answered in the affirmative. They told us the exchange rate and we agreed to the transaction. The Yoruba guys agreed to sell at a higher rate than the Hausa guys. So we settled for the Yoruba guys’ rate. The Yoruba guy then asked us to drive away from the gate so we can carry out the transaction without blocking those entering the plaza. We moved forward to about 2 metres and packed. Then came the Yoruba guy to the side of the car and made to give us the money. Our agreement was N235 to a dollar and we gave him $100 which made the Naira equivalent to be N23,500. To prevent being scammed, I handed over the $100 bill, we are to change, to my driver, while the Yoruba guy handed out some Naira cash to me (he had two guys beside him). As I was counting the money for correctness, he asked my driver to give him the $100 bill to check if it is original or fake, and since I have the Naira equivalent in my hand, I did not object. After I finished counting I observed that he gave me N23,000 instead of N23,500 but he said he gave me N24,000. He requested I give him the Naira to recount and confirm the correctness I obliged, since I was so sure of what I had counted, I handed him the cash. He recounted it and confirmed it was N23,000 (15 pieces of N1,000 and 16 pieces of N500). He added the balance of N500 and handed the money back to me. Unknown to me, he had stylishly removed 12pieces of N1000 from the money (maybe he dropped them on the road, since we are in the car and he was by the car door or he handed it to one of his accomplices). Before he handed us the money, one of the guys that followed him, an Ibo man was on me begging me to release the N500 balance to him and go with the N23,000. I did not answer him. I thought within myself that why would I give you N500 when you are the one selling the Naira to me. This guy was so much on me that I was begging him to let it be that I need the money and that was the reason for coming there that late (they normally close their offices at 6pm). When the Yoruba guy returned the cash to me with the balance added, the Ibo guy charged at our door and was begging profusely that we should give him the N500, thereby not allowing me to count the money. He was so much on us that I was flabbergasted, I did not know it was a ploy to allow the other two to escape with their loot while diverting our attention. We quickly made to leave and as the car was driving out of the plaza to the main road, the Ibo guy ran after us. We eventually rolled up the glass and as I took the cash to count, I felt it was lighter than before, and I quickly counted it and found that 12 pieces of N1000 i.e. N12,000 has been taken away from the money, leaving me with N11,500 (it would have been N11,000 if I had given the Ibo guy N500 as he requested). We quickly turned and went to where we left them 2 minutes earlier but none of the three guys were anywhere to be found. They have disappeared! We packed our car and searched for them but to no avail. We asked the Hausa guys there if they know their identity, they said ‘No’. We searched all around the plaza and asked around for them but ‘no show.’ We left that day saddened. From the feelers I have there, it seems that the Yoruba and Ibo guys live around the area, and that they engage in this scam/fraud in the evening period. They operate outside the gate and at the entrance to Alade Market plaza and Airport Hotel in Ikeja. So, be careful when next you want to change that dollar or pound sterling. I will like to call on the appropriate security agents to go and fish these guys out and prevent innocent citizens from falling victims/preys of their scams and fraud. My advice to everyone who buys or sells foreign currency: If you want to change dollar or Pound sterling; 1. Go to appropriate places where legal and operational Bureau De Change is/are located. 2. Look for a bureau de change shop or office and go in, don’t transact at the entrance. 3. Meet the owner of the business/shop, not the surrogate/boy/mallam/loafers. 4. State the reason for your visit and agree on the exchange rate first 5. Allow them to give you the cash equivalent of your agreed sum before you hand over your cash. This is to avoid fake money or lost money. 6. If you come with a car, don’t transact business through the windows of your car, come down and do the business. 7. Check the correctness of your money before leaving the premise. 8. Have a dedicated customer whom you transact with every time. 9. Do business with a ‘mallam’ first before any other tribe. This is my suggestion though. Good luck to you all! 93 Likes 12 Shares |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by prettytasha(f): 3:46pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
very true . bank process is the ideal way but the process is too long dts why we settle for blackmarket dealers . ..FTC again .. i dedicate this space to Albert Einstein and my research on the Einstein-Rosen bridge ..and all other crazy scientists out there 2 Likes |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Nobody: 3:47pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
How pathetic! I learnt from this thank You. Kai! Lagos Lagos ![]() 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by kowema(f): 4:13pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Nawa o,,,u even get luck say dem give u change sef cus usually dey wud just exchange it with fakes 8 Likes |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by hertz9te(m): 4:58pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
you weren't defrauded. .....you were out smarted...... if it's me I will talk to them___dont give them the money negotiate___dont give them the money count my money___dont give them the money check for fakes___dont give them the money mix it with other notes to make sure it dosent disappear__dont give them the money enter the taxi___dont give them the money give the driver the money to count___dont give them the money if even possible spend the money they gave you___dont give them the money they can't cheat me Lady f is below me!!!Jesus my level has changed 21 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by ladyF(f): 5:13pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Chai...quite painful It's [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again ![]() ![]() ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by freesinzu(m): 5:13pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Wat could be worse dan a yoruba nd ibo man, coming 2geder for a swipe. Chai........[color=][/color] ![]() 53 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by PissedOffWeed(m): 5:14pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
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Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by gokay11(m): 5:14pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Yoruba and igbo collaboration. 15 Likes |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Demmocrats(m): 5:14pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Op I have some questions for you How long have you stayed in lasgidi because you yan like a jjc Lastly it seems this is the first time you ever changed a foreign currency in your life. Only a jjc will respond the way you did Even the Hausa men that denied the identity of those guys are lying involve the police and arrest then and see the truth come out asap 17 Likes |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by OZAOEKPE(f): 5:14pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
"I'm about to read this article, Lord see me through". Quote me anywhere. |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Sijo01(f): 5:15pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Abokiis scamming people like their daural hero |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by grin88(m): 5:15pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
oga ooo 5 Likes
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Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by jazinogold(m): 5:15pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
I bn wan go dere go change my biafran dollars to naira o! ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by bunmioguns(m): 5:15pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
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Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by An2elect2(f): 5:15pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
eeya evil knows no tribe |
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Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Nobody: 5:16pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Very soon their cup will fill up. I assure you. pele @op 1 Like |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by bunmioguns(m): 5:16pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
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Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Afam4eva(m): 5:16pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Pls stick with Northerners when changing money. 32 Likes |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by GabrielSuswam(m): 5:16pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Lol Sorry Bro |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Hernadez99: 5:16pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Kpele. You just have to be smarter next time. |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by ooshinibos: 5:17pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
you forgot you are in Nigeria |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Aminat508(f): 5:17pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Nawaooo 1 Like |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by BCISLTD: 5:17pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
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Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by agarawu23(m): 5:17pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
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Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by lifezone247(m): 5:17pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
bunmioguns:She is actually a girl. |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Hernadez99: 5:18pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Sijo01: But the OP clearly stated that He was scammed by an allied group of Yoruba and Ibo boys. 11 Likes |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by bufness(m): 5:18pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
lol, ![]() |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by RichDad1(m): 5:18pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Eko Akete Ilu ogbon. This is Lagos. |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Sijo01(f): 5:20pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
bunmioguns: Boy indeed! Go enroll for a basic class, son. Since you didn't know what 'm & f' stands for. |
Re: The Day I Was Defrauded At Alade Market by Jeromejnr(m): 5:21pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Northerners are actually more honest in this type of dealings. You should have transacted with them. 21 Likes |
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