To Start with A Point-of-Sale operator on Friday thwarted an attempt by a customer, Linda Ihebinike, to make transaction with fake naira notes to the tune of N90,000 in Lagos State.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on his X handle on Sunday.
According to Hundeyin, the PoS operator raised the alarm after Ihebinike attempted to use fake N1,000 notes to make a purchase totaling N90,000.
Hundeyin wrote, “A vigilant POS operator raised the alarm after a customer, Linda Ihebinike, attempted carrying out a transaction with fake N1,000 notes to the tune of N90,000. Investigation is ongoing.
The PoS has come to stay in Nigeria as a means of business. there is no community you don’t have it be it in the big cities or in rural communities, even at urban areas where you have banks lining the streets you still see lots of Pos operators even beside banking halls.
There are many Operators that made as much as 10,000 per day solely on being a PoS operator. The Charges varied from places to places at Laara Garrage in Igbe, Igbogbo Baiyeku LCDA an Operator Iya Ibeji when asked by igbe news how they cope with the business, she said PoS business is always a win win for whoever ventured into it, but one needs to be contempt wit making little from the start as your clients increases as more people confidence in you, and your clients increases as you are able to provide the needed cash for customers.
The non availability of banks in many communities made it a necessity for everyone to patronise the PoS operators. as good as the business is good so also there are loads of risks in it. The fear of young poeple known as Yahoo boys that goes about giving fake alerts, some will tell you that they are expecting a transfer, so can you kindly give them cash first before it arrive. Another operator in Banana Estate Mr Yinka said he defrauded of 300,000 Naira a known Yahoo boy in the area by doing fake alert.
Have you had an experience either good or Bad let us know about it through our email igbenews@gmail.com or through our comment section below
