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A Nigerian businessman has sparked reactions online after sharing how a lady allegedly tried to use him for a money laundering scheme at his shop.
The incident, which has been circulating on social media, highlights a suspicious transaction that almost put the man in trouble if he had not acted carefully.
Suspicious Purchase
According to the man, the lady visited his shop to buy clothes worth ₦15,000. After selecting a shirt and a polo, she requested his account details to make payment.
However, while attempting the transfer, her behavior raised suspicion as she repeatedly stepped outside and made phone calls, allegedly confirming if the money had been sent.
Shortly after, the businessman received an alert of ₦1.5 million instead of the expected ₦15,000, immediately signaling that something was wrong.
Attempt to Divert Funds
The man said the lady initially claimed the overpayment was a mistake caused by network issues.
She later suggested using part of the money to buy more items, leaving a large balance.
When asked how she intended to retrieve the remaining money, she reportedly provided a different bank account, which further increased his suspicion.
Refusing to comply, the businessman insisted that any refund must be sent back to the original account that made the transfer.
Sharing his experience online, he said:
“So this morning, one girl come my shop say she wan buy shirt and polo. I show her some polos, she choose one, I tell her ₦15k. She say no problem, so I give her my account details. She come dey press her phone like she wan transfer.
After some minutes, she go outside, come back. I ask wetin dey happen, she say network no good. I offer her my MiFi to connect, but after a while she still go outside again. I quietly follow from the back of my house dey watch her.
I see her dey make call, asking someone if dem don send the money. After like 3 minutes, alert enter my POS machine. When I check, na ₦1,500,000 instead of ₦15k. I tell her, she act surprised say maybe na network issue make her add extra zeros by mistake.
I ask wetin we go do, she say make I wait. Later, she suggest say make she just buy things worth ₦150k. After she choose more clothes, balance remain ₦1,350,000.
When I ask how she wan collect the remaining money, she give me OPay account. I refuse, tell her make she provide the same EcoBank account wey send the money. She begin beg and act somehow. I tell her say I go call security.
She kor call someone, and that person send the correct EcoBank details. I refund the full ₦1.5M immediately. After that, I tell her say I no fit sell anything to her make she leave my shop.
Women don dey follow do this thing now. This method don cast, make una find another one.
Imagine… na only person wey no wise or wey greedy una fit use that method for. No matter wetin you wan buy for my shop, give the exact amount of wetin you buy no add, no remove…”
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