A Nigerian netizen with the moniker, Bishopkay has shared a true life story of how a legitimate business owner was framed up by kidnappers.
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In the bid to cover their tracks, kidnappers have been using the bank accounts of unsuspecting business owners to obtain money from the families of their victims.
This act has reportedly landed several innocent people behind bars thereby prompting some sort of awareness programme via the social media space.
Here is the story told firsthand by a social media user and posted on a popular online forum in Nigeria:
"Imagine this scenario and it happened real life so don't think it's some fairy tale.
Three men visited a car stand. They asked for the pricing of a 2013 Toyota camry and the seller told them the price (say 5 million naira).
They asked him for his account details and after 2 days, they transferred 3 million naira into his account.
Immediately after the transfer, they came to him and told him they are sorry but they couldn't complete the cash; so the car dealer should give them 2 million -five hundred thousand naira and keep the other five hundred thousand naira on it as fees for inconvenience on his part. The car dealer happily did that and was happy he got 500k as fees for doing almost nothing.
Fast forward to 3 days time, he had his car stand invaded by F-SARS and anti kidnapping squads. They asked if he was the owner of the account and Nabbed him immediately He admitted to ownership of the account; then it dawned in him what was really happening.
The guys were kidnappers and they used his account to recieve kidnap ransom making him culpable in the offence. He paid them cash with no trace and they made It look like the 500k was his own share of the loot! Now he is in very deep trouble but it could have been avoided.
That's it people, stay safe and be very careful. Don't go looking for quick cash or commissions without doing your DD. Let wisdom guide you always and don't be greedy!"