“Bring It to Computer Village”: Man Buys Fairly Used Phone, Surprised When Loan Company Locks It
- A short TikTok video has shown an Android phone locked by EasyBuy over a purchase payment default
- According to a content creator, Ajibola Godwin, the new user of the phone never knew the former owner owed
- Many Nigerians who watched the video shared similar experiences as people tried to proffer solutions
A TikTok content creator, Ajibola Godwin, has shared a short video of a fairly used phone a person bought a month ago.
Unknown to the new user, the former owner of the phone bought it through a credit scheme, EasyBuy, that allows a person to pay for a device in instalments.
Source: UGC
EasyBuy locked man's phone
A month after the person bought the phone, EasyBuy's bot locked the device with a message on the screen informing the person that their payment is overdue.
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The phone would remain locked until the overdue money is paid. Ajibola warned people against buying used phones.
Watch the video below:
As at the time of writing this report, the video has gathered over 100 comments with close to 2,000 likes.
Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:
reyosas1 said:
"My sister's phone got stolen last month. luckily an app for borrowing was installed. we just borrowed a little amount by logging in the details."
giwatboy said:
"This happen to my smart 5 that year I bought it new from store, no be small thing i had to go back to the store for clearance."
BenJaMin - Gnf! said:
"Bring it here, to this computer village, they remove it for 5k."
Eric Yagi said:
"Bruh I can relate guyy I payed 6k wey ion knw."
Noble_Zane said:
"This particular thing happened to me... sadly for me, i had to clear the loan..."
Sealed phone box with black nylon
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young man shared a short video of how a scammer tricked a person with a phone box disguised as a package containing a new device.
In the clip, the phone box was unwrapped as one would with a new device. After the wrapper on the box was removed, it was opened.
A black nylon with what looks like a carton were properly placed in the space meant for the device to give the box a fake weight.
Source: Legit.ng
