Sorry about that bro dont mind those blaming you' this could happen to any body. That guy i know for sure he will pay for his fraudulent act some day.

Most of the 419 among the igbo boys are those who are illiterate or half educated

I also had a bad experience in Alaba ,paid for flat screen but at the end of the day lost my money after I was dribbled with scheme of changing TV till I went home only with TV remote lost my money alaba seller

ALABACONNECT:
This is a tribalistic shot. It shouldn't be bro. If you check out the whole scene of the fraudulent acts you get to see, the perpetrators capitalises on greed.

AlabaConnect or what is your name? there is no iota of greed in pricing a tokunbo electronics in any amount of your choice, I pray you experience this one of this days and you will never forgive your tribe when other tribes are sleepless duping foreigners and not Nigerians like them.

@mabeni

Budgeting a whopping 55k for a tokumbo sound system is not a wise thought. That amount will get you a brand new home theater with peace of mind considering all the stress and humiliation you went through.

Spending such amount for an item that was probably thrown off by the first user maybe due to some faults you know not is waste of fund.

Next time, get a brand new item within your budget that would come with a warranty without stress from certified electronic shops.

Tokumbo electronics are a waste of funds most times.

mabeni:
i went to Alaba international market to buy a set of Tokunbo Home Theatre. Luckily/ unfortunately for me i asked around and i was directed to a shop where i would find my choice. I got to the shop and i specifically told them I want a SAMSUNG Home Theater and the search began. They tested 3 diferrent sets but the last one got my attention and I asked for the price.

The seller (shop owner) told me it was 55k and i negotiated it to 25k and he asked me pay. I requested for his account details but he declined saying he doesn't take transfers. I quickly went to use POS, came back and asked for the SAMSUNG SETS i had priced be tested to avoid foul play. It was tested and i confirmed it. I paid, receipt was issued to me but without going through my receipt, I wrote my name and signed because i never suspected scam.

Now, it was time for me to leave with my purchases and the boy boy told me "the engine/DVD to the home theater i bought does not support or work with electricity but strictly works for only generator ". I asked him to repeat himself and he did. The statement didn't make sense to me. He then suggested he could swap the engine/DVD of the SAMSUNG Home Theater i bought for another one that uses electricity. I sensed foul play and asked him why he didn't tell me these before making payment.

Note: the owner of the shop had gone out when boy boy was telling me this.
Luckily, he came back to meet us arguing. I narrated what his boy told me about the sound system they sold for me he affirmed to it that the engine/DVD doesn't use electricity. I got confused and demanded for a refund. These guys refused. Insisting I take another DVD...i refused either that i preferred what i bought. They refused me going with what I bought. This infuriated a lot of noise and here comes in an elderly man who claimed to be the landlord of the shop.

He asked me what was wrong, i told him and he slapped the Boy boy. At this point, i knew I was being scammed but was helpless as well. It was just only me against Alaba boys. The elderly man asked me to calm down that he was there to help me out bla bla bla and requested to see the receipt that was issued to me me. Lo and behold, the subwoofer and the other 3 small speakers was not included in the receipt. They only wrote the engine/DVD they claimed doesn't use nepa light and even boldly put NO WOOFER & NO SPEAKERS. (indirect or indirectly, i only paid 25k for just the DVD player )

The truth was, i never saw these errors before the arrival of the elderly man. he pointed out the errors and finally told me they don't refund money in ALABA that it was all a trick and the trick was for me to pay any amount cos the sound system i bought was more than 25k that i would have to add more money for me to go with it. I insisted i don't have more money to add and they insisted i take a Chinese product. I no gree.

To cut it short, i finally found out the elderly man was part of them. His job was to distract and calm their victim down. At the end of it all, i only got the subwoofer and 3 small speakers. The ENGINE/DVD was not given to me.

This was my sad experience today in the hands of some heartless Nigerians.

That is the face of the SHOP OWNER. TRUE CALLER shows his name as BEN.


acunnon, do you know this man?

if you want to buy anything in Alaba, go with soldiers
For me, I don't buy fairly used electronics or phones

mabeni:
Bros, i was not a greedy type and no be sey i choose home theater wey dey too big.. See ehn, this could happen to anyone without this kind of experience.
I learnt my lessons tho

Oga let me be frank.



First mistake was rolling solo for that kind waka.


Never ever go alone. They will use crowd to intimidate you. When you are 2 or 3 dem no for try much.. dem for return your bar. Collect receipt from you.


Never go buy used products solo. All the tales on FP nairaland should have taught you

Veiniously:
A friend of mine when there to repair his TV and they sweet tongue him to get a larger TV he asked for the price they told him to drop his old TV and give them just 20k it was a nice deal he asked them to test the TV and it was not display dey told him to add 2k dey will fix everything making 22k he gave them the money and the seller handed it over to the fixer and the fixer did it and it was OK but he noticed on the screen was a OK sign with the leg of the k running from the reft down side to the right and he told the fixer to remove it the fixer told him he was to get a liquid used for it and it's 500# he paid and the fixer removed the OK sign with its long leg behold the long ok sign leg was all a dead pixel (meaning its a line of not working black dot) this time my guy was angry and called the seller to take it back and return the money but the seller told him that his TV has been sold and if he refund the money he can't bring the TV which has been sold right there as they where talking to [b]army men came one lookers very angry and was complaining about a bad device been sold to him and was ready to beat shit out of the seller guess what they gave him a mouth watering offer and behold he was as calm as a tortoise and b4 you know it they went in to discuss and came out smiling [/b]my friend just took the large TV angrily and later sold it to me for 18k with the long line below

THE ARMY GUY IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE GANG MEMBERS - HIS WORK IS TO MAKE THE VICTIM REALIZE THAT EVEN AN ARMY CAN BE SETTLED SO HE SHOULD JUST KNOW THAT HIS OWN CASE IS SMALL - AND BELIEVE ME THE ARMY MAY BE A FAKE SOLDIER.

donproject:


Do I even have time to get it down with you? Nay! You can hug a transformer if you are pained. Please stop quoting me...

Upon the warnings that scam knows no tribe, you are hell bent on blacklisting the Ibos. Do I tell you my encounter in Computer Village in 2016. Where in broad day light and on two different occasions, I was scammed by Yoruba guys. I have noticed something about some of you Yoruba’s here. Not all, but minority among you people. Why do you guys like labelling others bad.

You hardly see Ibo people tainting you people the way you do them. If people begin to give account of their bad experiences with scammers from your tribe, many of you won’t like it. Scam know no tribe, as a matter of fact it is a Nigerian syndrome that has eaten deep into our fabrics.

The first time I was scam was when I went to buy a Laptop in Computer village. Despite the warnings not to patronize those without shops, I foolishly bargained with one dude they call Taiwo. I paid him cash and he gave me receipt for a used I Core 3. It was when I got home that I began dancing to the music. I tried switching on the Laptop on, kole work. To the extent of running back to Computer village the next day to complain to the guy. You’re even lucky that you can complain to taskforce in Alaba. In my own case, the Taiwo denied ever meeting me, neither selling any item to me. The other of his colleagues supported him and that was how the case ended. I even had to take the Laptop to a repairer within that axis to repair, but lo and behold, when he opened the Lapi, it was filled with loosed wires and dead panel.

Is it the second time again in 2017, same Computer village. Oga take time o. Everyone have had bad experience with scammers irrespective of tribe. Stop that holier than thou attitude you dey display here.

obiekunie2:


Oga keep your tribalistic mouth shut!

I WAS PLAYED THE SAME GAME!

MINE WAS EVEN 50" TV SAMSUNG THE ROOKIE EVEN TOOK ME TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS SELLING TOKUMBO VERSION OF SAME TV I CAME TO BUY BRAND NEW AND HE CONVINCED ME TO BUY TOKUMBO AT VERY LOW PRICE.

THE STORY LONG SHA - I EVEN ONCE WANTED TO WRITE ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE HERE BUT LAZINESS NEVER ALLOWED ME.

I LOST 75K TO THEM IN SIMILAR GAME OF GIVING ME RECEIPT AND AFTER I MADE TRANSFER THE OGA LEFT AND THE BOY START CODING ME BY TELLING ME THE PROBLEM WITH THE TV THAT I DID NOT NOTICE.

LAST LAST SHA! I LEFT THE TV FOR THEM AND GO.

ALL OF THEM ARE YORUBAS AND THEY ARE ALL SAME GANG FROM THE FIRST SHOP THE IDIOT TOOK ME TO, TILL THE LAST ONE.



AND THE FUNNY THING IS - ALL THE SURROUNDING SHOPS KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING BUT ARE AFRAID TO CONFRONT THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL CULTISTS.

one guy i told about my experience in alaba there even told me they have killed some shop owners for trying to expose them to the public - he went further to tell me that the chairman of the alaba market gan is in the same cult with them and they always settle police thats why no police will follow you to the market to make any arrest.


THEY ARE SO MUCH IN ALABA, COMPUTER VILLAGE AND BALOGUN MARKET OPERATING SHOPS JUST TO SCAM PEOPLE AND NO BODY IS ARRESTING THEM.

Your stupid story is for few idiomatic ones, am sure u got it.

Enskynelson:
How won't average Nigerian have trust issues? This is bad.

Mostly Igbo people. There's no trust in their own case and their the first to condemn the country or other tribes.

sencekompis:



[s]Your stupid story is for few idiomatic ones, am sure u got it.[/s]

for quoting me - this makes you the idiotic one!

few ibo shop owners do have self made big holes in there shops,you may enter and never come back, NEVER ENTER FLATNOSE SHOPS ALONE!!! Money ritual is real and paramount among them

mabeni:
what did I do wrong?

You did nothing wrong, however in future don't buy anything from informal traders especially alaba market.

Majority of those shopowners are crooks and scammers. Buy your electronic products from authorise reseller, it might be expensive but you will have peace of mind and warranty.

Divine grace indeed! I see nothing divine or gracious about their actions, judging from the above narration.

soonest:
You sef no try. In Nigeria you have to have an idea of the price of what you want. Something of 55k you priced 25k and they agreed, that was where your wahala started. These traders you can't just beat them at their dirty game. Sorry you hear. Next time know your Market 101, which is:
1. Nigeria is a jungle
2. Traders no get joy
3. Have an idea of the price of what you want.
4. With 3 in mind, don't price stupidly. If you even price 2k, some will accept but be sure it's only wire you will go home with.
5. Price in 3 places and settle for one. Never buy in the first place you prized.

Don't mind him. He was too DESPERATE!!!!
Never be too desperate for ANYTHING.
He couldn't even spare 30 mins to check the price from store to store to get an idea.
No.
Just the FIRST store he entered! Straight to ATM to withdraw cash.

Welcome to alaba. Your mistake was to ask the roadside guys direction. Those guys a ring criminals, they will end up defrauding you then if you are stubborn they take you to the cult leader.

ALABACONNECT:
This is a tribalistic shot. It shouldn't be bro. If you check out the whole scene of the fraudulent acts you get to see, the perpetrators capitalises on greed.

This clearly shows you're also running the same scam.what is greed there!
If a buyer bargain for a certain stuff,and the seller is not okay with the pricing,he can just turn down the price and tell the buyer to try next shop,not to scam him.You guys(alaba boys) have been running this scam for a long time.
In 2012,I dashed my home theater out, then proceeded to Alaba market to buy another set.The guys tested it for me,we agreed on a price,and the gen was switched off.A receipt was written for me,I signed and paid.Told them to wrap it for me,..lo and behold...I was told that I bought woofer only!.
Then the arguments started,I was told to read my receipt,WOOFER only was what was written on the receipt.WTF.
I told them to return my money that I'm not buying again,(for where).I even told them that I will pay 1k for the receipt,(no way).I had to settle with a small home theater system.

that's how yaba railway line boys used to force us to buy their market

Sorry bro...I fell for this scam too, far back 2007. Alaba international broad-daylight robbery market. Next time save money and get yourself a new product with warranty. It will save u stress.

Collins4u1:
How are you pricing a complete set of home theater 25k.

Oga there are even cheaper home theatre on Konga, jumia or Bevic store...

Alaba international market is an association of scammers.. Trust nobody and open your consciousness or you will be scammed in broad day light and you will do nothing about it..

Prymestrr:


So I presume you've met and dealth personally with over a thousand different Igbos right. Ok...your hatred will be your undoing

Go and push them back. Them they wait for you.

Take your time GOD willing AMOTEKUN will do so gently, we are civilised people. Educate your folks to be mindful and respect there host all over Africa cities or else they will be push back home with massive punishments. THE STUPID ONE THINK OTHER'S ARE FOOLS.

Sorry for your experience, I work at Alaba and I ve been scammed twice at the same Alaba by someone I never expected.

Please whenever you're buying these things always go to the company direct and try as much to avoid fairly use.

I know some very good new Home theatre than can go for 25k or less. Going for Samsung or LG is very risky because we have fake all around. Just go to the approved dealers or the company's sales outlet.

UDUJ:
First time I am hearing of a DVD drive that only works with generator and not Nepa

The op is slow.

mabeni:
i went to Alaba international market to buy a set of Tokunbo Home Theatre. Luckily/ unfortunately for me i asked around and i was directed to a shop where i would find my choice. I got to the shop and i specifically told them I want a SAMSUNG Home Theater and the search began. They tested 3 diferrent sets but the last one got my attention and I asked for the price.

The seller (shop owner) told me it was 55k and i negotiated it to 25k and he asked me pay. I requested for his account details but he declined saying he doesn't take transfers. I quickly went to use POS, came back and asked for the SAMSUNG SETS i had priced be tested to avoid foul play. It was tested and i confirmed it. I paid, receipt was issued to me but without going through my receipt, I wrote my name and signed because i never suspected scam.

Now, it was time for me to leave with my purchases and the boy boy told me "the engine/DVD to the home theater i bought does not support or work with electricity but strictly works for only generator ". I asked him to repeat himself and he did. The statement didn't make sense to me. He then suggested he could swap the engine/DVD of the SAMSUNG Home Theater i bought for another one that uses electricity. I sensed foul play and asked him why he didn't tell me these before making payment.

Note: the owner of the shop had gone out when boy boy was telling me this.
Luckily, he came back to meet us arguing. I narrated what his boy told me about the sound system they sold for me he affirmed to it that the engine/DVD doesn't use electricity. I got confused and demanded for a refund. These guys refused. Insisting I take another DVD...i refused either that i preferred what i bought. They refused me going with what I bought. This infuriated a lot of noise and here comes in an elderly man who claimed to be the landlord of the shop.

He asked me what was wrong, i told him and he slapped the Boy boy. At this point, i knew I was being scammed but was helpless as well. It was just only me against Alaba boys. The elderly man asked me to calm down that he was there to help me out bla bla bla and requested to see the receipt that was issued to me me. Lo and behold, the subwoofer and the other 3 small speakers was not included in the receipt. They only wrote the engine/DVD they claimed doesn't use nepa light and even boldly put NO WOOFER & NO SPEAKERS. (indirect or indirectly, i only paid 25k for just the DVD player )

The truth was, i never saw these errors before the arrival of the elderly man. he pointed out the errors and finally told me they don't refund money in ALABA that it was all a trick and the trick was for me to pay any amount cos the sound system i bought was more than 25k that i would have to add more money for me to go with it. I insisted i don't have more money to add and they insisted i take a Chinese product. I no gree.

To cut it short, i finally found out the elderly man was part of them. His job was to distract and calm their victim down. At the end of it all, i only got the subwoofer and 3 small speakers. The ENGINE/DVD was not given to me.

This was my sad experience today in the hands of some heartless Nigerians.

That is the face of the SHOP OWNER. TRUE CALLER shows his name as BEN.


acunnon, do you know this man?

Anytime you go to shop in any yanminri shop and you will be spending big money like that be sure to wear OPC shirt, or tie their scarf round your neck.
Omoibo no fear govt, they no even fear their Ohanaeze, but they know consequence when they trip on OPC.

obiekunie2:


for quoting me - this makes you the idiotic one!

Ole!!! ni e confirmed. U BE CHIEF THIEF, iku pa e damu.

obiekunie2:


THE ARMY GUY IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE GANG MEMBERS - HIS WORK IS TO MAKE THE VICTIM REALIZE THAT EVEN AN ARMY CAN BE SETTLED SO HE SHOULD JUST KNOW THAT HIS OWN CASE IS SMALL - AND BELIEVE ME THE ARMY MAY BE A FAKE SOLDIER.

I was surprised my brother

Sorry o!
If snake no swallow another e no go grow

Isn't it funny that other criminals alike are blaming the Op and accusing him of being greedy ? This is what happens when certain people see criminality as normal or legitimate means of livelihood.

I won't blame any Igbo person for committing crimes like this one after all, we should have known by now that it is their normal way of life. They see it as being smart ! How would you blame people that want out of Nigeria but looks like they are being forced to remain Nigerians. It can only be sensible if Igbo people, who seem to have criminality well embedded in their DNA,are allowed to have their own country. They won't change from their 'normal' way of life. They are the ones soiling Nigerians reputation in South Africa,Ghana,Malaysia,India,Indonesia, U S,UK,in fact everywhere ! Igbo are security threat in Nigeria,the earlier the government realises it,the better ! Give them Biafra !

@Op, I find it quite appalling that you want to let this crime slide just like that ? Well a gentleman like you,what would you do ? I truly understand. This is why it sometimes pains me that stuff like this happens to people like you. I have,on several occasions, gone round Alaba,Ladipo and computer village just to have a first hand experience of what these people do to unsuspecting Nigerians on a daily basis but it has not happened to me yet. I guess some of them suspected that I was snooping around for trouble so they often acted like decent and honest business men whenever I showed up at their shop to make a "purchase".

Igbo traders in Lagos will soon have a serious problem if they refuse to change from their criminal ways ! I hope someone is listening.

Mumu no argue, just make some recording without them knowing u are doing so, tell them make u go get the balance even buy 33 larger beer for them to be drinking and be waiting for you, go to any Army post Narrate this ur story to just one soldier and watch them give you your money back after hours of frog jump