A Nigerian woman has raised an alarm after she reportedly lost money while attempting to access a supposed ₦50,000 government grant via a link forwarded to her.

In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter), she said many people had sent her the link, but she ignored it at first until a friend said she knew someone who had gotten the money.

Sharing her ordeal, she explained that she decided to give it a chance because of her friend’s assurance.

She added that after clicking the link, she was asked to share it with between five and 10 people before submitting her bank account details.

Read her words below;

“You people should help me. You guys could remember that ₦50K grant that they said government is doing. A lot of people have been sending me the link, I kept ignoring. So one of my friends sent it to me. I said, ‘Ah, you too, you are posting this thing like them.’ She said that she knew somebody that they gave the 50K.

So I said okay, because of you, let me try it out. And I clicked on the link. I don’t know, they were telling me to share to five, ten people. I did that. The next thing, they said I should put my account number. I put my account number, dey just dey debit me, dey just dey debit me.”

Her story has since highlighted the risks of clicking suspicious grant links and sharing personal banking details on unverified platforms.

The incident has also reignited discussions about online scams, with Nigerians advised to confirm government empowerment programmes through official channels before providing their bank details.