I'm a Nigerian resident in Nigeria and a sound businessman who always allows sound business judgement to dictate my actions. From my experience on this website just a little over 2 months. I discovered that the major swindlers on this site are from asia and they are in swarms. Making bogus claims and promising a lifetime bargain and asking you to transfer money to them.

Most of the so called Nigerian scammers are usually school dropouts between ages 12- 24 of average intelligence who post just anything on the web at unbelievable price. From Household items, plasma tv, watches even cell phones. I marvell endlessly at how people fall for such trap because A simple check will have revealed that doing business with such people is not worth while.

1. Nigeria doesn't manufacture most of the items posted by Nigerians on alibaba - that is one clue, most of them are imported into nigeria from Taiwan, Dubai, China etc. The only Company that manufacture cell phones in Nigeria is ZTE and they don't manufacture enough to export. If you want to import electronic items, then look at sources from which Nigeria imports them from. We are majorly a consumer nation not an industrial one per say.

2.Any Nigerian promising to sell Nigerian Oil, LPFO, aviation fuel, AGO, PMS etc from this site is a scammer. Allocations for Oil are usually snapped up immediately at NNPC because the demand is more than the supply. You cannot see anyone peddling Nigerian Oil on websites because the President himself has brought sanity into the industry.

FInally there are more honest people in Nigeria than dishonest people, if anyone makes you an offer that is too good to be true - shut down your emotions and greed quotient (GQ) and allow your sense of reason to direct you.

Except where a strong trust bond has been built i.e. several transaction completed succesfully, never send a dime through WESTERN UNION, if you do well - you've just flushed your money down the drain.

Insist that you will do business directly through the bank - where the volume of transaction is huge - request an advance payment guarantee (APG) which makes the bank liable if anything goes wrong. when you are sent the (APG) get the address of the bank (independent of the sender) from the Nigerian Central bank http://wwww.cenbank.org open up correspondence with the bank independent of your nigerian customer and ask them to send you a confirmation letter that the APG was issued by them. This keeps you in safe hands if anything goes wrong as the Nigerian Bank would have secured a collateral of the amount they are guaranteeing from the customer.

If you have been scammed by a nigerian get in touch with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) www.efccnigeria.org they will help you with the recovery of your money. In most countries of the world when you're scammed your money is gone forever - but in Nigeria we are doing something about it and millions of dollars are being recovered and sent back to their owner annually. A sample success story is here:

If you want to do business in solid minerals, contact the ministry directly www.msmd.org

If you want to invest verify from the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council www.nipc-nigeria.org

If you have any problem or any company you want verified, you can get in touch with me, I'll try and verify for you.

Nigeria is not as bad as people think, remember one bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch

Thanks Very Much for you article ,am A Small Boy Of 22years Though am on alibaba But Not doing what my other Mates are doing Am trying to Promote The Africa Image in total With Integrity But I will need Someone Like you In My Life Am working currently as an errand boy called office assistant around Victoria Island And Also planing to register My Company Nextyear I will need your Advice Please Can you Be there for me,Right now am trying to invest into Charcoal I believe that will be lighter and easier for me And If God Make's it Happen for me I will add more of Farm and Energy Produce to it. I have a free website called www.htc-farm.4t.com am real Believe me am Planing my life for the Future am the next African Child Dream,I studied Science in Secondary School But I have Passion for Investment and Some other Things Please Sir/Ma I will Like a tryer and prove to you that am real and not all the Bad People Spoiling african Image my Name is Abraham Sagbohan my Parents are From Benin Republic And Togo We the Kids Are Bore And Breed in Nigeria So I'm proud to say Am A Nigerian by Birth My phone Numbers are 08066323090 and 018701271 . Regards Abraham.

Replying to [Honest Nigerian]:
We once had experiences of doing business with Nigeria peolpe.But people told me that bank in Nigeria was not trustworthy.The bank may open today but it may close tomorrow.So it's difficult to do business through bank L/C payment.We have to accept T/T advance payment only.Can you give me more suggestions on business with Nigeria?

Replying to [Honest Nigerian]:
Dear Sir,
Your tips are really fruitfull in our business, however recently i have received quotation list from Nigerian company for unblievable price. The products are various human consumable oils, probably they have huge stock pileup! i have no idea at all.
I would seek your kind help to verify the company by the name Vesawit Oil International and the address given is;

No.923 mile 2 road apapa, lagos Nigeria.

I have not proceed with any dealing yet. If the price offer happen to be true, the deal is really superb!
please help!!

thanks may GOD bless!
help seeking business man.

Replying to [New Girl]:
Hi yousaid that you have a FDA cert and that it costs USD8-50 ( eight dolars fifty cents for Benin) Is the figure correct or 850- eight hundred fifty. i been asked 850 to register. Is there some typing error somewhere. thanks
harpal
greenchiku@yahoo.com

Replying to [wilhelm]:

Thanks for your words,which make me know more about people and bussiness at Nigerian.

Replying to [Honest Nigerian]:

Bottom line - Every Individual need to be cautious either with Nigerians or others while doing business. Business ethics needs to be followed. We have received scam and scammer activities from people all over the world too.You have bad and dishonest people all over the world.

All the very best in doing business.

Regards
Xybertek
www.NigerianYellowPages.com

Replying to [Seshu Kanuri]:

It's a big shame on you to open your mouth and say all nigerians are not honest. It will be stooping so low to say the same about you. Who apponits you judge and jury. This gentleman had taken his time to provide useful information for everybody for FREE. What you suppose to be doing yourself. Instead of gratitude from you, you unintelligently claimed that a country of over 120 million people does not have one honest person. Please provide facts and not fiction. Obviously you have been scammed by somebody and you are taking it out on all Nigerians. Fair is fair. Your greed killed you. Bottom line.

Everybody listen up. I read all these posts and sometimes I'm ashamed at those things that are written by people and about people. To certain degress people are right, but their judgements are based NOT on facts, but experience and emotions. Most of these people complaining about Nigerians never mentioned in their posts, their roles in getting scammed. they always leave their greedy part out. It takes 2 to tango.

Here is a fact for you. I receive more than 10 inquiries from the so-called "nigerians", but I don't even bother to read them. I trash them all the time. In case you guys don't know, it is unfortunate for the Honest Nigerians that they are caught in this %&^#@. It is true that the fraud letters started in Nigeria, but because nigerians now have a bad rap all over the world, all scammers are now taking advantage of that and are using elaborate schemes to make you think they are nigerians. I have friends in the law enforcement agency here in the U.S. and we found one out that claim to be a nigerian and when identified turned out to be from indonesia. People wake up and get your facts straight and protect yourself. Stop making judgements based on emotions and greed and factless accounts.

Thank you and have a wonderful day........if you want.

thx 4 the information good common sense goes along way

Hi Honest Nigerian,

Thank you for your safe trade rule with Nigerian customers, that is very fantastic!I have noted all your website to contact for concern points.I have dropped many deal from Nigerian customers before but now I am feeling, I can do business with Nigerian customers too. Definitely, I will contact with you when I need your help on this regards,

Thanking you,

Ramila Shakya

Asthamangal Handicraft

 

HI, I'M IN A MIDDLE OF A DEAL WITH TWO NIGERIAN COMPANIES:
ONE IS
DAVID DIMSON CO.LTD
147 Hospital Road, Aba
post code:00234
Abia State, Nigeria
Phone:+234 550440,7031976430
WHO WANTS TO ORDER A BIG LOT OF BRAND NAME GARMENTS WE HAVE IN STORE

THE OTHER IS A BUYING OFFICE,
FRANBOL TRADE LINK100 Allen Street
Country: Nigeria
Phone: 234-70-30687338
WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE A PENDING CONTRACT WITH THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF 1 MILLION TSHIRT FOR THE PRISONS.... WE ARE GETTING CRAZY TO FIND HIM A SUPPLY WHICH SATISFY ALL HIS REQUESTS...
COULD YOU CHECK IF THEY ARE EXISTING AND SERIOUS?
WE HAVE ALREADY SENT AN OFFICIAL INVITATION TO 2 (I HOPE) BUSINESSMEN AND ARE WAITING FOR THEM TO COME HERE TO MAKE A DEAL. THEY ARE:ONWUKA ICHI UKEGBU
PURCHASING MANAGER
KANIMEX & SONS LTD.
Telephone No. +234 8033909397
THANKS FOR YOUR USEFUL ADVISE AND FOR YOUR COOPERATION