A Nigerian actress, Ejine Okoroafor, has revealed that she
narrowly escaped being sent to jail in Paris over some fake Euro notes that
were sold to her by a ‘reputable’ Nigerian bank.
The actress took to her verified Instagram page to share her
ordeal, stating that on that fateful day, she was ‘ashamed to be a Nigerian’.
She wrote, “Thursday, the 16th of September, I was ashamed
of being a Nigerian. At a mall here in Paris, I went to purchase some items and
I was told the Euro notes I had were fake. I bought the money from a well-known
bank in Nigeria (PTA).”
Okoroafor further stated that she took the money to a bank in Paris and the cash machine seized the money and provided her with a receipt that the money was fake.
“I took it to a bank and a cash machine seized the €2,000
that was rightfully placed and rejected the last squeezed €500 with a receipt
that the money is fake (because I was advised to pay the money into an account
and withdraw in smaller denominations that they hardly spend (€500),” she added.
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According to her, the incident almost got her friend in
Paris in trouble as well when they went to MoneyGram to know the authenticity
of the currency.
The actress said, “I asked my friend who lives here to help
me with the transaction. So, we took the surviving €500 to MoneyGram to confirm
its authenticity and we almost got into trouble; they wanted to call the Police
on us.
“We eventually had to visit the Police station for her to
report the incident to avoid her account from getting blocked or being
negatively affected by this situation.”
Okoroafor claims that she later called the bank to explain
what happened, but she did not get a favourable response.
“Meanwhile, I called the bank manager when the ATM seized
the money, to let him know what had happened. He said I should have called him
when they told me at the mall; I should not have gone to the bank. I should
return the money.
“Apparently, he said they had been told to stop issuing that
cash and I was never alerted. The alert would have helped me to be cautious.
“Dear Nigerians, avoid the big denominations for now if you
need to collect via PTA system to travel. It is a real big shame. Thank you.”
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