My Friend's Encounter With Scam Artists

A friend of mine let's call her Aminat was on her way to work one morning when she boarded a cab. After a while someone alighted from the cab and went to the boot to get his luggage and after he had left the driver came back in to ask who owned a big ghana must go bag, a fellow sitting next to Aminat claimed it as his and the following conversation ensured between the occupants of the cab, Driver, Bag Owner, Aminat, Igbo guy and Old Woman

Driver: Wetin dey inside your bag?

Bag Owner: Na just clothes and other stuff.

Driver: E no fit be just clothes o, that bag heavy die, police fit stop us wan search so i suppose know
wetin dey inside.

Bag Owner: Oga na money dey inside o, my oga wey dey Kano die  and them allow us carry anything wey we want from him house, some people carry car, i no fit drive so i carry that bag of money.

Driver: How much money?

Bag Owner: Like 15,000 dollars, for naira na 480 million. (mathematics is definitely not his strong suit)

Everyone: What!!!!! (They can't calculate either it seems)

Driver: See this guy wey wan koba me o, you put that kind money for my booth you no tell me. You go settle all of us for here before you fit go since you put us at risk.

Aminat: i'm already late for work let me get off, you guys can settle yourselves.

Driver: You no fit comot o, you don hear the gist you have to finish it with us, no worry i go carry you go where you dey go.

Bag Owner: No worry i go settle all of una, the problem be say my oga put jazz on-top the money so if you touch am you go fall, na why i carry the entire bag.

Igbo guy: I sabi one pastor for one side, he go spoil the jazz for us.


After about one hour they found said pastor in a strange looking location and everyone get down and starts walking towards the building the pastor is meant to be in.

Aminat: You guys go, i'll wait in the cab.
Old woman: Noo, you must come with us, we will see this through together.

 She complies

 Psychic pastor: Welcome, the lord showed it to me that you would come through my calabash of divine sight, he also showed me dollars and an enchantment. What do u seek?

Aminat (flabbergasted): This pastor is powerful o, i only see such in movies.

Old woman narrates the story to the pastor.

Psychic Pastor: Hmmm there are materials needed to break such enchantments, it costs 35000 each and in this case we need 5 so you have to bring 175000.

Bag Owner: Lets contribute, i will pay you all back with much interest.

Everyone except Aminat says an amount they will contribute and then proceed to stare at her.

Aminat: I don't have any money.

Driver: It doesn't have to be much just contribute wetin you fit contribute.

Aminat: I don't have anything.

Igbo guy begins to puke and roll on the floor while gripping his stomach.

Psychic Pastor (at igbo guy):You touched the money didn't you, now you will die for your greed.

Old woman: Help him pastor.

Psychic Pastor: To heal him i need three ingredients which cost 15000 each.

Bag owner (at Aminat) : You have to drop something, do you want him to die?

Aminat (with a shaky voice) : All i have is 1500 naira on me.

Psychic Pastor: How much is in your account? And don't lie cuz if you do the Lord will reveal it to me.

Aminat: Nothing.

Psychic Pastor: How rich are your parents? You could lie to them to get the money so this man does not die.

Aminat (visibly shaken): I don't know, my parents don't discuss finance with me.

Psychic pastor: You should drop the 1500 you have on you for now, you can give more later.

Aminat: No that is my transport money, all i can give is 500

Psychic pastor: Give more, this man is dieing.

Aminat: Ok here's 500 more, thats all i can do.

Psychic pastor: That would have to do for now, we will handle the rest.

Aminat: Can i go now?

Driver: Yes but you have to swear not to tell anyone of the things that happened today and not to go to the police about the money.

Aminat: I cannot swear but i won't

Psychic Pastor: She won't, i have seen it, you can go my child.

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 Well that's the story folks, your thoughts.