saintkenny:

I'm taking a lesson from here

Baami, it wasn't funny then. I almost had an heart attack o.

macbeyland:
if only these banks would allow complete deactivation of the USSD service.
I actually achieved it on my first bank account. The sim linked to the account has no USSD service after I went to them to apply for deactivation. Now if you type in any USSD related activity, the network will tell you that the sim card is not linked to any first bank account, meanwhile its the same sim I use in getting OTP from first bank even up till today..


UPDATE.

I just tried the *894* code on my sim and saw this. Not sure if they have activated it again.

These guys are not smiling, useless idiots that won't work and want to get fat on people's sweat. They will meet their downfall one day.

tqsmile:


Same poo happens to me last year march when my redmi note 4 was stolen from me on my way home in the evening. I call customer care to block my line immediately I got home, but it took them like 30 minutes to pickup. Long story short, I went to the bank next morning and it was not funny. 100k gone. I request for how the amount was drawn, they said through USSD, but I've never use bank USSD on my phone before. They said yes the thief activated it for me, since my register SIM is with him. All this operation happens within 10 minutes. The phone is still useless with him till date. SIM lock is the way forward, Airtel customer service advice.

As in, if i hadn't check my mails they would still have removed 100k the next day until they finish everything in the account. Idiots.

messymelly:

no bro sd660 is better than helio p60

I thought you said sd632 is the same with that mtk6***
So according to you I doubt if SD 660 is better than helio p60�

Nuel182:
how much did U pay Nipost to claim and how long did shipping take?

yet to recieve from nipost.
despatch to Nigeria on 4/4/19
Arrive 10/4/19

fibonacci2526:


Baami, it wasn't funny then. I almost had an heart attack o.

sorry , the shld have help n trace the money to the acct in landed

fibonacci2526:


Baami, it wasn't funny then. I almost had an heart attack o.

sorry , the bank shld have help n trace the money to the acct in landed

How do one activate SIN lock with smart phones (Xiaomi phones), I can only see that feature on small phones.

Prince202020:
How do one activate SIN lock with smart phones (Xiaomi phones), I can only see that feature on small phones.

You want to lock your SIN? U no wan go heaven?

GrandMufti:


You want to lock your SIN? U no wan go heaven?

Mfunkynation:

yet to recieve from nipost.
despatch to Nigeria on 4/4/19
Arrive 10/4/19

If nipost tracking is not working you can also use this

https://global.cainiao.com/en

genius43:


If nipost tracking is not working you can also use this

https://global.cainiao.com/en

https://En.trackitonline.ru

He can also use this site

The fastest I've ever recorded! I bought this Xiaomi Bluetooth earpiece on April 2 and today, being 10 days later, the Postman is on his way to deliver to my home.
Who says miracles don't happen?

fibonacci2526:



Baami, it wasn't funny then. I almost had an heart attack o.

In this kind economy, na horror feem be that kind thing o.
Unfortunately, the thief would have finish spending the money almost instantly. Something somebody worked a whole month or more to save

Mfunkynation:
thanks.... but it displays error

Try this https://postal.ninja/en/track

Prince202020:
How do one activate SIN lock with smart phones (Xiaomi phones), I can only see that feature on small phones.

Whatever we lock on earth sha be lock in heaven

fibonacci2526:



Sorry for your loss, please call your banks so they can block your accounts with them because the thief might not even need your phone but your registered SIM. That's the most important and first thing to do right away, as to retrieve the phone I really dunno maybe others can help.

One of the first and most important thing people should on getting a sim is to enable sim pin. It definitely puts some control in place.

Chimezie250:
yes ,how much,do you base in lagos

sorry I just check its note 5 I have, not the prime version

klexycole:


Do you still have Redmi 5A Prime LCD screen + touch? Kindly let me know.

it's 5a, the 2gb ram version

saintkenny:

In this kind economy, na horror feem be that kind thing o.
Unfortunately, the thief would have finish spending the money almost instantly. Something somebody worked a whole month or more to save

Somehow I felt more pain from the loss of the100k because I felt it could have been avoided than that of the Poco, since then SIM lock o.

mindtricks:


One of the first and most important thing people should on getting a sim is to enable sim pin. It definitely puts some control in place.

I just did.
A line of caution though! If you're activating it for the first time on Airtel SIM, Keep your PUK number nearby for which you might need your SIM pack. This almost cost me an important call just now.

Shalom

tqsmile:


Same poo happens to me last year march when my redmi note 4 was stolen from me on my way home in the evening. I call customer care to block my line immediately I got home, but it took them like 30 minutes to pickup. Long story short, I went to the bank next morning and it was not funny. 100k gone. I request for how the amount was drawn, they said through USSD, but I've never use bank USSD on my phone before. They said yes the thief activated it for me, since my register SIM is with him. All this operation happens within 10 minutes. The phone is still useless with him till date. SIM lock is the way forward, Airtel customer service advice.

but the money was transferred to an account right? Can't the account be traced and blocked or the owner of the account nabbed through that?

fibonacci2526:



Somehow I felt more pain from the loss of the100k because I felt it could have been avoided than that of the Poco, since then SIM lock o.

Hmmmnnn!
The most unforgettable lessons come from experience.
I'd think I'm too smart to be beaten by a cheap trick like USSD fraud method.

ubev01:
but the money was transferred to an account right? Can't the account be traced and blocked or the owner of the account nabbed through that?

It can be done. Money leaves trails and can be traced. The questions are "would it be done? Who'd do it? "

saintkenny:

It can be done. Money leaves trails and can be traced. The questions are "would it be done? Who'd do it? "

Exactly, took it up with that silly diamond bank. We kept going back and forth with no result, I moved on and found closure.

fibonacci2526:



Yeah that was why I advised blocking his accounts right way, when my Poco was stolen last November I took it for granted that the thieves wanted the phone alone and I got to the bank by 8am asking them to block my account. Long story short, since I didn't have any access to the internet, I got to the office only to see mail debit alerts. The thieves somehow found a way to use my registered SIM to initiate a fresh USSD on my line and withdrew #100k which was the daily limit. If there was no limit, am sure I would still be in the hospital right now if they had withdrawn all the money in my account. It was an eye opener,big one and before anyone ask ,no I don't have my account number or ATM card details on my phone (they can't even access that since my phone is locked with pattern). They used just the SIM.

Really worrying stuff. One needs to be more proactive these days since the financial crimes enforcement agencies seem overwhelmed.

Prince202020:
How do one activate SIN lock with smart phones (Xiaomi phones), I can only see that feature on small phones.

Go to settings, additional settings, privacy select the sim, lock.

macbeyland:
if only these banks would allow complete deactivation of the USSD service.
I actually achieved it on my first bank account. The sim linked to the account has no USSD service after I went to them to apply for deactivation. Now if you type in any USSD related activity, the network will tell you that the sim card is not linked to any first bank account, meanwhile its the same sim I use in getting OTP from first bank even up till today..


UPDATE.

I just tried the *894* code on my sim and saw this. Not sure if they have activated it again.

My broda, we Nigerians generally have a lackadaisical approach towards issues be it safety, security, emergency etc (No offence). The banks are not exempted since they're operated by Nigerians too.

A wise man once said "If you truly want something done, better do it yourself". I've heard complaints of people repeatedly visiting banking halls to have this USSD rubbish disabled, yet nothing!

Stay safe

saintkenny:


I just did.
A line of caution though! If you're activating it for the first time on Airtel SIM, Keep your PUK number nearby for which you might need your SIM pack. This almost cost me an important call just now.

Shalom

I just got out of my own jail now. Was trying to activate sim lock on my mtn line, not knowing that I had tried the pin wrongly 2x previously. The third one locked me out and demanded for puk. I don't know where I kept my sim pack. I had to call customer care. After series of questioning, they gave me the puk.

Prince202020:
How do one activate SIN lock with smart phones (Xiaomi phones), I can only see that feature on small phones.

open setting then tap additional settings

Mfunkynation:

sorry , the shld have help n trace the money to the acct in landed

See that's why I said the financial crimes enforcement agencies EFCC, ICPC are overwhelmed or just don't want to do their jobs. Since every account is now tied to a BVN owned by a walk-in customer then getting a warrant to flag the recipient's account, tracking and getting the person arrested shouldn't be as hard as rocket science.

But then the EFCC is just an extension of the Nigerian police which speaks volumes on their level of efficiency and professionalism in carrying out simple tasks.

ubev01:
but the money was transferred to an account right? Can't the account be traced and blocked or the owner of the account nabbed through that?

It can but the frustration you'll get from either EFCC or Nigerian police (not like they're different anyway) will be far more than the actual crime. The banks too are usually slow and will keep stalling like you're bugging them.

For the EFCC, You'll be asked to open "file" of which cost shall depend on what you've lost & your net worth.
You'll pay to get documents e.g. affidavit, warrants etc at ridiculous costs, Virtually every move they make will be financed by you

Guy, just pray you'll never experience such theft in order not to use their services