Bangladesh a ‘land of opportunity’ for Nigerian fraudsters

[Michael Corleone]

Nice try Gopnik , but I know you work for the Imperial Japanese Army

Stop exposing me you fool

 

[X-ray Papa]

Do not please start m*sturbating in this forum. What is your idea, everyone does and thinks like you? Bloody Mullah, always watching what other people do!!! Is it Mullah business? Learn civility, bloody ignorant!!

Bloody old man, at least a mullah like me are loyal citizen of bangladesh unlike you anime pervert who fled to japan and talk shit about bangladesh.

 

[ayodhyapati]

Bangladesh a ‘land of opportunity’ for Nigerian fraudsters
Fahim Reza Shovon

• Published at 08:10 pm November 28th, 2020

Rapid Action Battalion arrested four Nigerians and a Bangladeshi woman for swindling people out of money on August 7, 2020 Courtesy

Fraudsters from the African nation have been working together with their Bangladeshi counterparts to defraud crores of taka from victims

Several fraudsters from Nigeria have been detained by Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies over the past year, leaving honest members of Bangladesh’s Nigerian community feeling ashamed.

Members of the Nigerian community said the high inflation rate in the African nation had led many of their countrymen to turn to a life of crime, including fraud. Nigerian fraudsters come to countries like Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan as they see them as lands of opportunity, and they bring disrepute on the entire community when they are caught.

Asking to remain anonymous, a Nigerian student in Bangladesh said: “There are good people and bad people in every country. Please do not judge us because of the misdeeds of these criminals [Nigerian fraudsters].”

In raids on August 6 and July 22 this year and July 4 last year, a total of 16 Nigerians and two of their Bangladeshi associates were detained by law enforcement agencies.

On October 23 this year, Nigerian Chukwuemeka Samuel was detained from Dhaka’s Khilket area for fraud.

Most of the fraudsters travelled to Bangladesh on business visas. Several Nigerian students are in the country on student and player visas, but there are no allegations of criminal activities against them.

Beware gifts from strangers

The scams used by the caught Nigerian fraudsters differed in minor details but shared a similar structure. Bangladeshi fraudsters often play crucial roles in the scams by posing as local officials.

The scammers would usually make first contact with potential victims through fake accounts on social media platforms or messenger services, such as Facebook or WhatsApp. After gaining the victim’s trust, the scammers would offer them a sum of money as a gift or prize.

Chukwuemeka Samuel would claim to be Coca Cola representative Richard Phillip and told his victims they had received a cash prize. Some of the fraudsters would contact their victims while posing as female American soldiers in Syria who wanted to give away their money.

When the victims came to collect the money, usually at Dhaka airport or Chittagong port, they would be met by the Bangladeshi associates of the Nigerian fraudsters. The Bangladeshi fraudsters, posing as customs officials, would demand that the victim pay a 10% “customs tax” before collecting the money.

The fraudsters sometimes threatened to file embezzlement charges against the victim if they did not pay. After collecting the “tax” from the victim, the fraudsters would disappear without giving anything in turn.

One victim lost Tk2 crore in this manner, after being told she had won Tk20 crore at an online art competition. The fraudsters had initially contacted her through email and asked her to submit a painting.

Ringleader helped fraudsters with entry visas
Nigerian Jacob Frank, who owned a restaurant opposite Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka and has been living in Bangladesh for many years, helped many fraudsters from Nigeria with their entry visas, according to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Organized Crime unit Additional Superintendent of Police Zakir Hossain.

Most of the fraudsters who have been detained gained visas by claiming they were travelling for garment business purposes, Zakir added.

“Among the culprits, most of them lived in the Basundhara and Pallabi areas. There is no evidence of any crime by Nigerian students or those who are here on player visas,” the CID official continued.

Why Bangladesh?

Additional Superintendent of Police Zakir said there are two main reasons fraudsters from Nigeria target Bangladesh.

“First, there are a lot of uneducated people in Bangladesh and it is easy to cheat them, so they are easy targets. Second, there are quite a few people who are very greedy and the Nigerian fraudsters take advantage of this greed as well,” he said.

A total of 86 people from nine African countries including Cameroon, Tanzania, Ghana, Algeria, Mali, and Kenya, as well as Nigeria, are now in jails across Bangladesh.

Among them, at least 66 are Nigerians who have been shown as arrested and are serving their punishments, according to police sources.

There are 927 people from 32 African countries now staying in Bangladesh. Among them, 455 have already crossed their visa expiration dates.

Many Nigerians end up staying in Bangladesh past their visa expiration date due to the long visa renewal process. There is no Nigerian embassy in Bangladesh, and visas have to be processed in New Delhi.

A total of 157 people are accused of fraud and some other charges, according to information from the Special Branch (SB) of police.

Bangladesh a ‘land of opportunity’ for Nigerian fraudsters

Fraudsters from the African nation have been working together with their Bangladeshi counterparts to defraud crores of taka from victims

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they are active in drugs and frauds .

Bloody old man, at least a mullah like me are loyal citizen of bangladesh unlike you anime pervert who fled to japan and talk shit about bangladesh.

how idiotic .

 

[X-ray Papa]

how idiotic .

Says the Indian who drinks cow pee.

 

[DalalErMaNodi]

says the retard who eats camel piss .

Pardon me but is camel piss a solid ? Seems so from your comment.



Please educate me about camel piss....

 

[X-ray Papa]

Pardon me but is camel piss a solid ? Seems so from your comment.



Please educate me about camel piss....

They are indians after all, SUPA POWA 2020

 

[ayodhyapati]

Pardon me but is camel piss a solid ? Seems so from your comment.



Please educate me about camel piss....

you are a gentleman so my post was not for you

 

[tower9]

Even among many Africans I have talked to, they all say Nigerians are huge scammers. LMAO