A Nigerian woman claims a man she met at an influencer event in Abuja tried to defraud her of ₦1.7 million after earning her trust.
According to her, the man had been following her on social media before they met in person at the event.
After they got friendly, she claims he started checking in on her on a regular basis and eventually asked her out on a brunch date.
“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.
She further stated that immediately after they left the restaurant, he stopped at a POS agent, changed money, and repaid her, which she later suspected was a ploy to gain her trust.
The lady claimed that things turned dubious after she flew to Delta State, when the man allegedly began making bizarre promises about purchasing a private plane and delivering extravagant gifts.
She said she later received a call from a woman claiming to be an Access Bank manager, who purportedly informed her that the man had been making huge withdrawals and had designated 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. Next thing, this guy called me and said he was tense and asked if I could lend him N1.7 million,” she added.
The lady stated that she quickly recognised it as a coordinated operation including the male, his mother, and the woman posing as a bank manager, and she blocked him immediately.
The incident has continued to trend online, with social media users expressing alarm about the rising number of purported relationship and money scams.
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