Well, they had the best prices online, for an xbox 360. We wanted only one XBOX, which very soon became a shipment of 5 each @ $200. They claimed to be a wholesale company.
They wanted the full amount they told us their company name was Kay 1 Computers, it sounded professional enough and we sent $1000.00 canadian to the appointed place in the United Kingdom. He contacted us with a few days and told us that the package was shipped, he gave us a tracking number that could not be tracked, and was fake. We asked him, he said on reply that he still has the package and that we needed to send the customs fee of $200.00 he said in return he would send a free XBOX. We reluctantly, but stupidly sent the money, he also claimed we needed a import permit, however we asked UPS and they denied that, we were suspicious at this point. He sent the same tracking number and said he shipped the goods.
A few days later we asked him where the package was he said there was a problem, and that he was unaware of the fact that we had to have a minimum of 10 XBOX's since he paid for 10 packages, and we owed him $800. We told him we were not going to pay, he called us at different times of the day and night, tried to convince us. We said we will pay upon arrival of the packages, he refused and said he was in trouble with his boss, and that management will not agree. At this point we were very helpless. He said that for nothing we will get nothing. He gave us an option that we pay half of the $800, we refused and said we will pay $100, at the end of a long distance call i made i had to comply since i had no choice, i thought this will solve the problem, and finally i agreed BIG MISTAKE, BIG BIG BIG BIG MISTAKE!!! OH I WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND JUST HAVE RESEARCHED HIS NAME ONLINE.
I payed the $400.00 to wake up the next day and find myself in a conversation where apparently Olayinka Johnson has been shot in the leg while picking up the money and that i needed to send $600 more, an additional $200 for customs. At this point, I had given $1600 and I figured a little too late that this was a fraud. I swore at him, threatened him, nothing seemed to work, he would say the same thing over and over, and tell me to understand his problem. I asked for my money back, he refused and said that his company took the money, he blocked me. When i call they put my phone to the TV.
I was not one to sit and cry, i blocked them, and called the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mountain Police). I am lucky i live in Canada and they are working on the case now, maybe i have lost my money but i will not spare them. I contacted western union and filed a fraud report.
I urge everyone else to do the same as well. I researched online a bit and found this site, where i found a very similar case. I wish i had looked this up earlier, i would not be typing all this. I also found that Nigerians are number one at doing frauds, anything that has to do with Nigeria, Africa, NIgerians stay away from it. I was told by RCMP that they have over 6000 cases from Canadians that involve Nigerians, and advance money frauds.
Parting words, and i don't care how people take this, keep yourself and your money away from africa, africans (nigerians) they are rude, don't give a s*t about you, and are smooth talking bastards.
Maltowner
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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