Jonathan Nwokpor
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According to a Nigerian Point of Sale (POS) agent, she was defrauded of ₦370,000 by a man who allegedly stole her money by using charm, deceit, and lies.
The female POS agent shared the account, which has already gone viral on TikTok, and described how the incident happened at her business stand.
She claims that the man came up to her and asked if she had ₦470,000 in cash on hand to withdraw. In response, she stated that at the moment, she only had ₦370,000 available.
“Yesterday, this guy came to my POS stand. He said he wants to withdraw ₦470,000 and I told him I don’t have up to that amount, that I have only ₦370,000,”she said.
She added that after that, the man called and said he was phoning his manager to ask if the amount was okay. He ended the call and spoke with her about the service fees.
“He said okay that he’ll call his boss. Immediately, he brought out his phone and he called somebody and the person was like he can get it.”
“He cut the call and asked how much is the charge. I said ₦5,000, but he said he can only afford ₦4,000.”
According to reports, the man called someone else again to arrange a different cost.
“He took out his phone and made another phone call. He told the person ₦7,500 for the charges, but the person told him he can only afford ₦6,500.”
She clarified that after claiming he didn’t have his ATM card on him, the man asked her to accompany him to his office so she could get it.
“He said I should follow him to his office. When we got to the gate, he asked if I have a nose mask, and I said no. So he said I can’t follow him inside.”
Then he stepped inside for a moment and asked her to count the money. He came back a little while later and said his boss had to inspect the cash for fake notes.
“He said I should count the cash, and I started counting the cash. He left and came back and said his boss wants to scan the cash, that they’ve already been scammed with fake notes before. The way he was sounding, I wasn’t feeling myself.”
When she attempted to ask, the employees and security personnel within the office building denied knowing the man as soon as he left again.
“Immediately this guy left there, the people—both the security and the ladies—asked if I was the POS agent, and they all denied knowing him. They said they don’t know the guy.”
She ran after him barefoot as soon as she realized something was amiss.
“I immediately pulled off my slippers and ran as fast as I could. I saw the back of his round-neck shirt across the road. I didn’t even shout ‘thief’ or ‘ole,’ I just ran so fast and dragged him back to the office he claimed was his boss’s.”
She stated that before the police got involved, the male denied everything.
“Immediately they closed the door and everything, I started asking for my cash. He wanted to deny it. I called my guy, I called police officer. When we got to the station, ₦70,000 was missing. It was only ₦300,000 they found with him.”
She says that after a heated argument, the man eventually admitted to the crime. She said that because she felt so confused during the transaction, she thought charm or some kind of manipulation was at play.
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