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The latest fraudulent scheme at the Muritala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, Nigeria: The experience of my 69-year old Mom over the weekend
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The latest fraudulent scheme at the Muritala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, Nigeria: The experience of my 69-year old Mom over the weekend
Share and RT to help your followers so they don't fall into the trap.
Mom appeared at the initial luggage section to weigh. Thereafter, one of the staff at that point collected her passport for an "initial check". Instead of returning it at the spot (I believe), the individual took it inside a room for "confirmation". Upon return of the passport..
She approached her airline counter, right around this same luggage section, to check-in. Suddenly, they "realized" that her visa wouldn't scan. They all took a look and saw that the visa has been defaced slightly with red ink which looked like NO OK or NOT OK 
At this point, a couple of staff from that initial luggage point have joined in the commotion, suggesting absurd but believable explanations for this.
"Aaaa Mommy, maybe your visa was revoked"
"Aaaa maybe you overstayed your visa"
and so on
"Aaaa Mommy, maybe your visa was revoked"
"Aaaa maybe you overstayed your visa"
and so on
She was sure that ink was NOT on the visa at least three weeks ago when we booked her flight- she had to check its expiration date then
At this point, one of them started taking her passport around on the pretext of helping
The real ones already know where this would end...
At this point, one of them started taking her passport around on the pretext of helping
The real ones already know where this would end...
See, the con here is to deface your visa, albeit slightly, and get you rattled. Then we will all be confused together on the solution. In the end, we will offer to just help you get through in return for "something".
That first guy had no reason to take her passport away...
That first guy had no reason to take her passport away...
She had to quickly call our uncle who just dropped her off. Luckily he was still around the airport premises. When he listened to what had happened and their suggestions, he knew straight away it was a con and gave it to them really hot...
A quick google search would tell you what a revoked visa looks like. It will contain the provision you violated and most times you'd even get an email. He also had to double-check her previous travel tickets to show them she did not overstay at any time...
Besides, how can a revoked visa or an overstay result in "NO OK" on a visa. Lol
Once he started making calls...(trying to call me not some superior, lol)
"Aaaa daddy don't worry we will fix it. Ko le to yen nau..."
The visa wey no scan before suddenly dey okay to check-in.
Once he started making calls...(trying to call me not some superior, lol)
"Aaaa daddy don't worry we will fix it. Ko le to yen nau..."
The visa wey no scan before suddenly dey okay to check-in.
The bottom line is, don't let anyone take your passport away. And if they insist, make sure you specifically show them nothing is on your visa and they must not come back with any ink on it.
Please tell your mamas and papas as well. They would probably be more successful in pulling this fast one on old people. First-time travelers, especially students may also be vulnerable.
That's the gist. Felt I should share to help others.
That's the gist. Felt I should share to help others.
God bless Naija! (Iyen ti adura ba le save wa)
Thank you all for exposing these people with your RTs.
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@FAAN_Official They said nothing will still change with this national embarrassment but I argued you guys have some shame. Surprise them and start enforcing due process at our airports. Also, make reporting these hoodlums easier by not restricting it to in-person complaints only
