Society
New Dare-It-All Trick Fraudsters Use To Swindle POS Operators
“Usually large sums scaled by the locality”
Those who illegitimately separate POS (Point of Sales) operators from their money have devised a new dare-it-all trick.
SocietyNow.Ng gathered that the fraudsters now approach POS stalls with a request for money to be transferred to a designated account.
“Usually large sums scaled by the locality” SocietyNow.Ng learned.
Information available revealed that after the fund(s) are transferred, the POS operator is told by the fraudster posing as a customer – most times female – that there is no cash to redeem the money sent.
“A very risky thing to do considering how simple and even unverified things often spin into mob action these days” SocietyNow.Ng learned
According to digs by SocietyNow.Ng the end game of the fraud is to negotiate a repayment plan, with or without the involvement of the police.
And expectedly, the “repayment plan” is another form of fraud.
“Never fulfilled to the letter, if at all” SocietyNow.Ng gathered.
“To curb this emerging fraud, POS operators should always demand to see and confirm cash before transferring money to any account no matter how sorry-looking or respectable a customer appears” the sympathizer of a victim offers.
“The defrauded POS operator and his or her sympathizers are usually told boohoo stories to for mercy ” SocietyNow.Ng gathered.
POS Operators – legalized ad working with Banks – are very popular means of quick cash, sending money to other persons for many Nigerians across social classes.
