Social media users & shoppers have been scammed at one point or the other, and it's quite painful. Today, I'm sharing with you things to do when you realize a page you paid for a service or goods is ghosting you:
1. Screenshot all previous chats across all messaging apps (IG, WhatsApp, FB).
2. Write out the full name & bank details of the page/person.
3. Go to the last notification your bank sent you after you made the payment via mobile app or SMS & copy out the "TRANSACTION ID NUMBER".
4. Go to any branch of the scammer's bank & ask to see the desk or staff in charge of FRAUD. If you can, print out all your conversation with the scammer & take it with you.
5. While you are there, send an email to SCAMMER'S BANK & copy CBN FRAUD DESK (anticorruptionunit@cbn.gov.ng). This will push the bank to treat it faster.
What should you expect from this?
The culprit/suspects' account will be PLACED ON HOLD. Meaning he/she cannot transfer or withdraw until they visit the bank, & when they do, the bank will contact the police & the suspect, when proven guilty, will sign a waiver allowing the bank to refund your money.
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