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Victim Raises Alarm Over New Fraud Format Carried Out When You Give Strangers A Lift
A man on Twitter has raised an alarm about a new fraud involving strangers being given rides.
The Twitter user shared a personal story of getting into problems after giving a lady a ride. He stated that after he gave her a ride, the lady with whom he exchanged numbers left her wallet in his car.
He stated that after they met in a public place for him to hand over the wallet, she claimed that N100,000 was missing from the wallet and began to scream. He went on to say that a crowd gathered and he was on the verge of being lynched until he handed the money to the lady.
The user who goes by the name @msughterthomas, stated that he wanted to warn others because a friend was also a victim and was compelled to hand over N80k to another stranger he gave a ride.
He said, “I met a lady three months ago at the banking hall. I gave her a ride, she forgot her wallet inside my car. We exchanged numbers, later that day she called me and said she forgot her wallet, I went immediately to check and saw a wallet. I called her to meet me at a particular joint so I could hand over the wallet to her, she came, opened the wallet, and said her money is gone. How much, she said 100k.
“How can 100k fix very well in this small wallet. She began to shout, within few minutes people gathered and some boys came with bottles and said I should pay the money. They began to hit on my car and even carried fuel to set fire on me and my car, few people listened and believed me, while some did not. They took my car key and did all sought of threats.
“Note that this girl asked for a lift and even persuaded me to give her my number. Just so my life and that of my wife would not be in danger I made a transfer there for her 100k. Took my car from them and go home. That day I couldn’t breathe, I hid this from my wife for two months.
“But finally I told her. Just three days ago a friend experienced the same thing, he paid 80k and my police friend said it’s a new fraud in town. Please post so others could learn. If possible please share for a wider view.”
