Trick 4- Fake Business Deals & Advance Payment Scams
- Post fake advertisements online offering lucrative deals (e.g., mobile tower installation with high monthly rent).
- Convince victims to pay advance fees for registration, documentation, and legal approvals.
- Provide forged agreements and NOCs to appear legitimate.
- Disappear after receiving money, leaving victims with no service and no refund.
4. Mobile Tower Installation Scam
Steps of the Fraud:
- Fake Advertisements for Tower Installations
- Scammers promoted ads online claiming they were recruiting landowners to install mobile towers for big telecom companies.
- Attractive Offers to Lure Victims
- Victims were promised huge monthly rental payments for allowing tower installation.
- Demand for “Advance Fees”
- Fraudsters asked for registration fees, legal processing fees, and clearance charges, claiming they were government-mandated.
- Issuance of Fake Contracts & Documents
- Victims received forged lease agreements, NOCs, and approval letters to appear genuine.
- No Installation & Sudden Disappearance
- After receiving payments, the scammers cut off all contact and disappeared.
- Thousands of people lost money, with no towers ever being installed.