Two men have been caught in Lagos while attempting to purchase a foreign-used 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 Coupe worth over ₦45 million using a fake Bitcoin payment alert, popularly known as “flash coin.”
The incident it was learnt happened in Lagos
The two individuals who came in as genuine customers inspected the vehicle and after bargaining, informed the car dealer of their intentions to pay the agreed sum
They made the transfer, at the point of driving out with the vehicle, the dealer got suspicious and insisted on double checking only to find out that it was a fake alert.
They were subsequently arrested