CAMEROONIANS IN UK HUNT COMPATRIOT OVER SHIPPING FRAUD ALLEGATIONS

Many Cameroonians in Britain (UK) are hunting down one of theirs over heavy allegations of fraud.

The suspect, a certain Derrick Bobga Dinga is said to have collected goods worth millions of Fcfa with a promise to transport and deliver them to Cameroon. He and the goods have ‘disappeared’ since November 2015. Some of the properties are reported to have been collected over 8 months ago.

DERRICK DINGA :WANTED! 

“I shipped goods worth 7 million frs CFA in one of his containers. I personally paid for him to come and collect 12 flat screen TV’s and other electronics from a shop in Reading, Berkshire, UK.

SOME 'DISAPPEARED' GOODS

I also arranged for him to buy a lot of other things for me to add to the goods he had collected from Reading. My other friends did same,” Dr Rexon Tayong Nting a popular Cameroonian in UK raised the alert January 23 2016.

SOME OF 'DISAPPEARED' GOODS

“I also sent a Toyota Avensis 2004 model full of valuable goods through this guy and paid for shipment and CFA1.8 million for customs duties. After several attempts to get hold of him, he finally contacted me on 5th November (2015) to confirm that the container carrying my car was at the port and I will get it within a couple of days. 

That was when my mum transferred the CFA1.8 million customs duties. I have not heard from Derrick since he collected the money. His phone is switched off. 

We will follow the law to get him. He has done the same to countless number of hardworking Cameroonians in UK. The guy is heartless and will regret his actions,"warned Fritz Afunda another victim.

RICHARD: ACCOMPLICE OR VICTIM?

The different victims are suspecting that the purported scam could not be unconnected to his family members, though they are not for the moment directly holding them responsible.

“The goods were shipped to Cameroon to a certain Mrs Dinga Regina Nemie of Commercial Avenue, P.O. Box 110, Bamenda, North West Region. 

We were also told that his uncle a custom official, a certain George Dinga, is closely associated with officials at the port of Douala and he is the kind of directly involved in Derrick Dinga’s business affairs in Cameroon. 

I have never known this George Dinga and I am not holding him directly responsible for any of the crimes committed by Derrick here in the UK.

However, Derrick’s business manager, a certain Richard has repeatedly confirmed to me that Derrick Dinga has a good relationship with customs at the port of Douala, Cameroon because of his uncle’s influence,” explained Dr Nting.

SUSPECT's ADDRESS in UK

Attempts at getting to George Dinga and Mrs Dinga Regina Nemie did not yield fruit at the time of filing in this report.

The one presented as the ‘Business Manager’ of Derrick Dinga who is now on run, a certain Richard, distanced himself from Derrick Dinga, arguing that he too is a victim. “I am not his business manager. 

I am doing my own business. I use to send money to him to buy me goods in the UK and I have not heard from him for months. I have two containers worth 9 million Fcfa at the Douala port and cannot clear them without his presence. 

DR NTING : DERRICK  IS JOKING WITH FIRE

I have already paid the customs duty but he has to be there to get the goods released. He is keeping some of the documents,” argued Richard,on Sunday January 24 2016. He did not state clearly what action he has taken to recover his purported lost money.

The victims in UK who put a rough estimate on the value of goods collected at over 100 million frs and shipped in at least 3 (40 ft) containers have identified  houses number 24 Chalbury Close, Poole, BH17 8BS and Greater 1 Lipton Close,  London, SE28 8LE  as the last residences of their suspect.

The Cameroonian Embassy and the police in UK are investigating the matter. It is also reported that Derrick Bobga Dinga‘s main target was Cameroonian professionals living in the UK (mostly from the Basingstoke and Essex areas) who have a habit of sending things home to their families.