Busqué yo mismo el teléfono oficial del banco y llamé desde cero.
No había ninguna transferencia.
El supuesto empleado llevaba varios minutos intentando conseguir justo lo que necesitaba para entrar en mi cuenta.
Y aquí está lo peligroso: yo siempre había pensado que una estafa se notaba porque alguien hablaba raro, no sabía tus datos o llamaba desde un número sospechoso.
Pues no.
Pueden saber tu nombre, conocer información tuya e incluso conseguir que en pantalla aparezca un identificador que parece legítimo.
Desde entonces tengo una regla muy simple: si alguien me llama diciendo que es del banco y necesita que haga algo urgente, cuelgo y llamo yo al número oficial.
Si de verdad es urgente, seguirá siendo urgente 30 segundos después.
Tu banco puede necesitar verificarte. Lo que nunca necesita es que entres en pánico.
I beseech you brethren by the Mercies of the Lrod and the Lady Justitia.
Do not conduct yourself in a way that breaches the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Eschew Conducts Unbecoming of a Legal Practitioner. Do not engage in 'Sharp practices'.
If for whatever reason you cannot do these and a Colleague or Client writes a petition against you to the LPDC, go and start joining NSPPD, T30, Oba Solomoni Live, Climb Ori Oke Gbogunmi, Join Koinonia and by way of 2 factor authentication, you may consult the elders for guidance on the Oracle in your village and in other jurisdiction with close proximity to yours for Spiritual guidance. Do everything humanly possible, because once that petition is filed, it cannot be withdrawn.
You'll be more unfortunate if a Prima Facie case is found against you.
Please, tread with caution, I promse you, that money, that case, that Client is not worth sacrificing your reputation and professional life for. It's a stain that never goes away.
Peace be unto you, Brethren.
I sat in the front seat of a Micra taxi in Ibadan yesterday.
A few minutes later, the driver stopped.
Another passenger opened the door and squeezed into the same seat beside me.
Neither of us complained.
We simply adjusted ourselves until we somehow fit.
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That's why we can joke through power outages, inflation, overcrowded buses, and impossible traffic.
The human mind is remarkably good at adapting.
Sometimes that's resilience.
Sometimes it's the reason we stop questioning things that should have changed long ago.
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What fascinated me wasn't the discomfort.
It was how quickly we accepted it.
Psychology calls this adaptation.
The longer we're exposed to an environment, the more "normal" it begins to feel even when it's objectively uncomfortable.
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@martins_jo99015 You’re right. Sometimes a simple conversation carries an unspoken expectation beneath the surface. That’s why it’s important to listen carefully, understand what’s really being said, and respond with both wisdom and fairness.
@Oluwanonso_Esq Many cases are won or lost before merits are ever reached. Procedure is the road to justice, and if you miss the route, substantive law may never be heard.