SCAM ALERT! Police warns Nigerians over Customs car auctions on Facebook

The Nigerian Police has asked Nigerians to be wary of numerous antics of scammers on social media platforms offering juicy car auctions and masquerading as custom officers.

The Police also warned that the Inspector General of Police does not have a Facebook account as fraudsters have opened one to impersonate him.

On its official Facebook page the police posted:

Below is an example of some of the posts police warn people about:
Custom Ola Adeniyi NIGERIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE (NATIONAL AUTHORIZED CAR AUCTIONS/SALES) FOR 2014 IS CURRENTLY ON...
DIRECT TOKUNBO CARS IN VERY CLEAN AND SOUND
CONDITIONS ARE UP FOR SALE,
ALL AT VERY AFFORDABLE PRICES. INTERESTED
INDIVIDUALS CAN CALL THE PUBLIC-RELATION
DEPARTMENT OFFICER. CONTACT OFFICE LINES FOR
MORE INQUIRIES.
N.B: These cars were seized by the Nigerian customs for various
reasons most especially
for incomplete documents at borders. The time duration given to
the owners
to present complete clearance papers, and claim their cars has
elapsed so,
this impounded vehicles are being sold at a give away price to
cover costs. If interested,
all you need to do is to call the custom duty marketing office line,
to place an order of your choice while the cars are still available.
NAME: CUSTOM OLA ADENIYI.
CONTACT NO: 07068795316.
VEHICLES, PRICES AND FEATURES
Prices of clean tokunbo Toyota cars
* FULL OPTION EOD.(2003-2005 Model ) -N450,000-N750,000
* CAMRY 1999(Pencil Light)- N300,000
* CAMRY (2004-2012 Model) -N500,000-N1.1M
* TOYOTA Sienna (2000 - 2005 Model) - N450,000-N850,000
* CAMRY 2001 Model FOR 450,000
* TOKUNBO QUEST 2001 - N450,000
* TOYOTA COROLLA (2001-2009)- N450,000-N950,000
* TOKUNBO CRV 1999 - N400,0060
* TOYOTA MATRIX 2010- N900,000
* 2008 CAMRY 2008-DVD- N750,000. (special edition)
* TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 MODEL - N850,000
* TOYOTA CAMRY 2004 MODEL - N500,000 (Special Edition).
* TOKUNBO TOYOTA HAICE BUS (2000-2005 Model)-
N250,000-850,000
* Toyota Land Cruiser-N1.2m
* Toyota Prado -N1.3m
* Toyota Corolla -N900,000
* Toyota Camry -N300,000-to-N1.1m
* Toyota Avensis -N600,000-to-N1.3m
* Toyota Yaris -N750,000
* Toyota Picnic -N500,000
* Toyota Avanza - N500,000
* Toyota RAV4 SUV -N1m
* Toyota Hilux Pickup-N1.5m
* Toyota Dyna Truck - N1.4m
* Toyota Coaster Bus 32 seaters -N850,000
-Prices of some Peugeot Cars
* Peugeot c230- N600,000
* Peugeot C300- N750,000
-Prices of some Honda cars
* Honda Civic cars- N800,000
* Honda Accord- N600,000
* Honda CR-V- N650,000
* Honda Odyssey- N650,000
* Honda CR-V- N900,000
* Honda Pilot- N850,000
-Prices of some Nissan cars
* Nissan Sunny sedan - N750,000
* Nissan Patrol SUV - N800,000
* Nissan Civilian 30 seater bus - N1.1m
* Nissan Pathfinder SUV - N650,000
* NISSAN X-TERRA 2003 - N500,000
-FEATURES
* YEAR OF MANUFACTURE.....1996 to 2012
* INTERIOR....................LEATHER/ FABRIC
* AIR CONDITION.............FACTORY FITTED
* WHEELS........GOOD TYRES, ALLOY RIMS
* ASKING PRICE......N250,000 to N1.5m
NOTE: IF YOUR CHOICE IS NOT LISTED ABOVE YOU
COULD CALL AND MAKE A REQUEST.
(Terms and conditions apply)
Nigerian Customs Service.CUSTOM Ola Adeniyi +2347068795316