There is a pattern criminals are using which is putting POS operators in problem
Today only, as a human rights defender, based In Port Harcourt center for Basic Rights and accountability Project “we received three different calls of how POS operators were arrested in different part of Rivers state”.
Speaking further the coordinator of center for Basic Rights and accountability Project prince Wiro said “infact one of the POS operator has been transferred to one of the northern states this evening.
The yahoo boys after convincing their latest victim to pay,we send one of their gang members to go to POS operator to take the account details of the POS. it is that account details of the POS operator they will forward to the victim.
Their member will pretend that he wants to transfer money to the POS and the POS operator should collect his/her charge and give him the balance.So the moment the victim pays into the POS account,they will signal their member who will tell the POS operator that he has transferred the money.The Unsuspecting POS operator will withdraw and give money to the fraudster without suspicion.In two of the cases that came to my desk today,the victims wrote to their banks,through court order, the account of the unsuspecting POS operator was blocked
One of the POS operator who went to his bank to know why he could no longer do transaction was arrested at the bank They are being held as accomplice.
As a POS operator,do not accept transfer from anybody you don’t know how to get him or her,because your account may be given to fraud victim to transfer money to unknowingly to you.They will not tell you that is someone that will transfer the money,they will pretend as though they are the one transferring to you.
Even as an individual,if you don’t know the person and how to get the person, don’t give the person your account details to give to another person to pay in money.