NewStats: 3,261,804 , 8,175,205 topics. Date: Friday, 30 May 2025 at 03:38 PM 1j646w

BoldBrainz:
Half of the people mouthing off how they'll return the money, are lying. Many of una go spend that money even before the phone call comes requesting for a refund.

Make una dey sha lie for internet .

Why not just speak for yourself rather than assuming for others that they truly won't return it.
I have had airtime credited to my phone wrongly before, the person called me and I returned it. It's basic honesty and the right thing to do.

ThugCheetah:
Please this just happened to me, someone sent me some money and called me that it was a mistake.. what’s your advice?

Reach out to your bank, instruction them to return the funds to the sender's as you do not have any relationship with the sender. Any other thing you do outside this will likely put you in trouble.

Dont send it back, u may become a an accessory to fraud. Report to your bank that you got money in your that is not urs, let the bank move it back under whatever name they want to call it, dont use ur own hand to initiate any transfer back. Tell the bank money was credited into ur from an unknown source. If possible have proof, of u doing this, either email and/or hardcopy letter hand-delivered to the bank and collect acknowledgement copy.

intruder15:


Reach out to your bank, instruction them to return the funds to the sender's as you do not have any relationship with the sender. Any other thing you do outside this will likely put you in trouble.

He should write an email or something he can provide as a written proof, instructing the bank to take the money out of his (NOT that the money should be returned to the sender). His business is that the bank should not put money that he knows nothing about in his , the bank can decide on their own what they would like to do with the money

immortalcrown:
Don't panic, as long as the you are to send the money to is the same that sent the money to you. But if the person wants you to send the money to a different , involve the police.

If it was a POS transaction and the identity is unclear, involve the police before returning the money to any provided by the person.

You don't even know if police is your friend. I'll rather inform the bank.

obaidan:


He should write an email or something he can provide as a written proof, instructing the bank to take the money out of his (NOT that the money should be returned to the sender). His business is that the bank should not put money that he knows nothing about in his , the bank can decide on their own what they would like to do with the money

Banks don't act on hearsays. They need instruction to act. Any other thing that is not an instruction will not be acted on. That's banks for you.

intruder15:


Banks don't act on hearsays. They need instruction to act. Any other thing that is not an instruction will not be acted on. That's banks for you.

Hmm i get your point, i will not initiate a transfer to someone i do not know sha. I am only making a transfer after reaching out to EFCC in writing and putting police in copy. I will be so dramatic about it even if na just 2k naira be d money, i no ready explain anything in future

ThugCheetah:
Please this just happened to me, someone sent me some money and called me that it was a mistake.. what’s your advice?

Report to your bank before you send him back the money.

In my own case, it was one of my customers who mistakenly make 50k into my , she called two days later, and i refunded the money only for my to be debited a week later. I went to the bank, and was later told that someone brought court order and reported the issue. I called this woman, only for her to be telling me that her son did so before she called me for a refund. She later went to the bank to settle it but took us about 2 weeks before the issue was rectified.

The second one also mistakenly make 75k to my but it was during Christmas break, I had to follow her home and made the video with her children all testify to it before I transfer it back to her.

ThugCheetah:
Please this just happened to me, someone sent me some money and called me that it was a mistake.. what’s your advice?

Go to your bank and ask them to do their due diligence on the money, to ensure its not illegal.

The money may be kidnappers money. You could mistakenly get involved in money laundering

It is best you ask your bank to . Once they give their greenlight, then you can send it back.

It depends! Ask the person to your bank! You have no business with sending anything back, hence exposing yourself to whatever scam they have invented! You cannot blindly trust individuals.

In 2016, i had a startup i used to work before i quit for another job send me salary for 2 months after i left. Once they discovered on the last payment, they withdrew the last deposit!

I called my bank furious, asking how it is possible for anyone to withdraw money from my without my consent?! Key is without my consent. The bank immediately apologized and refunded the money to my . This happened in the US....But i don't really know how the rules in Nigeria work. Now if my previous employer had ed me and asked me for the refund, i would have gladly obliged. But the bank had illegally allowed a withdrawal from my , without my consent, so they had to pay me back!

Do not fall for this criminal technique. Your might have just been used to collect ransom . You must send back the money, but to the same that credited you

I laugh In Japanese any money way enter my Aza like this now done die, over 5 loan companies they waiting for any 1kobo way enter my Access bank . So if money enter there you done help me clear debt be that.

Lamasta:


Why didn't he go make a report at the bank and let them take it up from there

He used his Gt to make the payment to opay . He visited his bank to complain..They told him.they will reachout to opay .Meanwhile he called the man ...he promised to send the money back but suddenly refuse to pick his call . I used true caller ...his name is Ibrahim md

Return how? I will first buy 2 bottles of beer and nkwobi, I will invite the person who sent it to me.

greggng:


He used his Gt to make the payment to opay . He visited his bank to complain..They told him.they will reachout to opay .Meanwhile he called the man ...he promised to send the money back but suddenly refuse to pick his call . I used true caller ...his name is Ibrahim md

You would have followed up with the bank after the report since you noticed he is not ready to send back the money

Kingininge:



So how did you resolve this ?

Baba... The gist mad ooooo...

.....my bro works there but in another branch so I told him...thats how I canceled their parade

. apparently...these guys were also printing cards on old s that had not been in use for a while and also using pples as proxy

maasoap:

It could be those mobile wallets that uses phone numbers as numbers.



Why not sending it back if the same number that sent money to him was provided?
I once sent 25k to an Igbo cleric FBN number while trying to send it to my own FBN number and he sent the money back to my own FBN number when I showed him what caused the mistake on messenger. What's the big deal?

When someone sends u money their number doesn't show

ThugCheetah:
Please this just happened to me, someone sent me some money and called me that it was a mistake.. what’s your advice?

Send it back to the person. That is the only thing you should do.

budaatum:
Mine was through paypal.

Someone sent me £50 by mistake. I sent it back when asked. Heard it could be a scam though, so beware.

If it's the same . Ok

ThugCheetah:
Please this just happened to me, someone sent me some money and called me that it was a mistake.. what’s your advice?

Send it to the same

vickydevoka:
If it's the same . Ok

I did indeed send the £50 back to the that paid me, and likely wouldn't if another had asked me to. Besides, paypal would have had to pay me for any loss, since the person went through paypal's resolution whatevertheycalit.

Let the mistaker obtain court order
Because days are evil, the fund can be proceeds of frauds or crime. Where your may end up been police victimization

I don't think you will be free or excused if you return the money! Nigeria is filled with lazy untrained police force and law enforcement agency!

Return it, it does not belong to you. Strongly resist the temptations of seeing the money as a diving favour or God's answer to your prayer.

Godwin4444:
The only condition that can make me refund is if I will refund to the same that credit me

Anything else na station or court I go enter straight cos police no go wan hear story later

immortalcrown:
Don't panic, as long as the you are to send the money to is the same that sent the money to you. But if the person wants you to send the money to a different , involve the police.

If it was a POS transaction and the identity is unclear, involve the police before returning the money to any provided by the person.

How can one confirm the correct number from which the funds came? I assume you'd need to your bank for this.

ThugCheetah:
Please this just happened to me, someone sent me some money and called me that it was a mistake.. what’s your advice?

transfer some amount of money out of your bank app to start with, if the balance remains almost the same then it is true. the reason is because flash credit is now getting popular, call it fake alert. Report to your bank but also go public with the phone number. You have to be careful because kidnappers also are using this format

If someone mistakenly sent money to my I will do well to return the money as a good Samaritan.

You send it back now! Is it your money? If you don't send it back, your ass would be traced out and get arrested. Why not do the needful honorably.

FreeStuffsNG:
Inform your bankers and seek their advice

Best Advice
Involve a lawyer too

They are here and may not it that most of them just came back from not returning monies in their that was not refunded.
How the Police loves that arrest 🤣

Solseal007:
I don't think you will be free or excused if you return the money! Nigeria is filled with lazy untrained police force and law enforcement agency!

Gbam!!!
Thry won't even do an extensive investigation

GanagiBitrus:
How did the person get your phone number?

Anyway, I don't see any risk in returning the money back to SAME number.

Gud question

Maybe his oppay acct