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Nigerian Scammer refuses to Scam Fellow Countryman
Screenshots of a WhatsApp conversation between a Nigerian Scammer and an unsuspecting victim are currently trending.
A Twitter user @ibra_himyusuf who was trying to sell his phone online encountered a supposed buyer who was going to use a fake payment invoice to dupe him.
But once the scammer realised @ibra_himyusuf was Nigerian, he couldn’t go ahead with his plans. He said: “I be omo naija but I can’t bad belle you.”
The scammer then went ahead to give him advice on the safer way to sell phones online.
Read the conversation between them below
Bibi
December 7, 2017 at 8:46 pm
Um. Wow.
Fleur
December 9, 2017 at 5:30 am
I am appalled.
Jummy
December 7, 2017 at 9:23 pm
This cannot be real.
linda
December 7, 2017 at 10:50 pm
disgraceful human race on the planet
almostduped
December 7, 2017 at 11:06 pm
OMG!! same thing happened to me when I tried to sell my camera on Kijiji. I got a very similar text message. The guy said he’ll pay me more if I send him the camera from Canada to Nigeria for his son’s birthday. I insisted I would not post to Nigeria and I never heard back from him again. He also asked for my paypal email.
Please be careful!!
almostduped
December 7, 2017 at 11:11 pm
I wish I could attach pics because I’ve got screenshots of the text messages.
Frank sinatra
December 7, 2017 at 11:23 pm
There is honor even among thieves
Lailatu
December 8, 2017 at 12:52 am
Wow…a scammer with a conscience. Lol.
Jide
December 8, 2017 at 1:50 am
I laughed so hard…..looooooooooooooooooooool….omg..which kain country be dis
Physio Tinu
December 8, 2017 at 5:21 am
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Moniker
December 8, 2017 at 8:10 am
I laughed really hard. Sincerely, we have too many things to be sad about. This isn’t one of them. We are Nigeria. We codedly love ourselves outside
Mystery
December 8, 2017 at 8:55 am
Real ooo.. Early 2009 ..same happened to me.. Asked if I was Nigerian .. He laughed n told me he was not legit
millennial
December 8, 2017 at 9:30 am
God help us! It’s funny though…A scammer with conscience.
Asa
December 8, 2017 at 10:12 am
The scammer knows the country is hard enough.
Eniola
December 8, 2017 at 2:03 pm
WOW! thief with concience indeed,.this is sure brotherly/sisterly love,.watching out for one another
Eno
December 8, 2017 at 6:38 pm
He should not be trying to scam anyone! Geez!!! There is absolutely nothing commendable about this. And why was the “victim” wishing the scammer good luck on his/her next target. There is no honor in what he did and no, he does not have a conscience. Disgusted.
Lailatu
December 8, 2017 at 9:41 pm
At least he’s more patriotic than our leaders.
Johnny
December 9, 2017 at 1:08 am
Funny enough, this is the type of LEADER we need in Nigeria… someone thats nationalist to the core…