A Nigerian lady has narrated how a man she met at an influencer event in Abuja allegedly attempted to scam her of ₦1.7 million after initially gaining her trust.
According to her account, the man had been following her on social media prior to their meeting at the event. After they eventually met in person, they became friendly, and he began communicating with her regularly.
She said he later asked her out on a brunch date, but shortly after they met, he reportedly claimed he was unable to pay for the meal.
“Few minutes later, he texted me that he had been trying to pay and didn’t have money. Long story short, he couldn’t pay for our food after the brunch, so I paid,” she said.
The lady added that after leaving the restaurant, the man stopped at a POS agent, changed money, and refunded her, an act she later believed was a calculated move to gain her trust.
According to her, the situation became more suspicious when she travelled to Delta State and the man allegedly began making unusual claims about buying a private jet and giving expensive gifts.
She further explained that she later received a phone call from a woman who introduced herself as an Access Bank manager, claiming the man had been making large withdrawals and had listed her as his next of kin.
“I told her I wasn’t his next of kin. Someone I had barely spoken to for a month,” she said. “Next thing, this guy called me and said he was tense and asked if I could lend him ₦1.7 million.”
Sensing a coordinated attempt to defraud her, she said she immediately concluded it was a setup allegedly involving the man, his mother, and the woman who posed as a bank official. She then blocked all contacts linked to the situation.
The story has since gone viral, sparking conversations online about romance scams and the increasing sophistication of financial fraud schemes targeting unsuspecting individuals.
A lady narrated how a man she met at an influencer event in Abuja plotted a ₦1.7M sc@m against her. After gaining her trust and taking her on a brunch date, he worked with his mother and a woman claiming to be an Access Bank manager to pull off the fräüd by making the victim his… pic.twitter.com/nlfOa0ZYGH
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