A Nigerian man who lost ₦100,000 to a scammer posing as a Jumia agent while trying to buy a mobile phone has taken to social media to express his sorrow.
The man described his experience of being duped in a string of posts on X (formerly Twitter).
He explained that he had attempted to place an online phone order and conversed with a person posing as a Jumia agent because he thought he had discovered a trustworthy source.
After a few conversations, the scammer asked for a ₦50,000 down payment in order to complete the transaction.
According to their chat, he was asked to send an extra ₦50,000 shortly after for unspecified reasons.
But after paying twice, he discovered that no order had been fulfilled, indicating that he had been duped. Frustrated, he took to social media to share his ordeal and seek help.
As his post gained traction, concerned individuals flooded the comment section, sharing their thoughts and warning others to be cautious of similar scams.
See some reactions below:
@Davidspredict: “You leave their website go place order for google man , who Mumu pass ?”
@KingiJosh: “Web3/Crypto Enthusiast. This means you’re tech savvy to some extent and you know your way around the internet; you want us to believe you don’t know jow to order from Jumia online? Lmao dey play.”
@ogbytheway: “Wetin make you no order from the website ? Make o hear wetin you wan talk first.”
@iam_ZakiiBoy: “Guyyyyy I have no words, this was dumb. The money even reversed and you doubled down and sent again 😩. So have you received ur phone?”
@Akues_jr: “Y’all just help him if you can. No point crying over spilled milk and making everything worse. Beat you can do it skip pass if you can’t help.”
@PocoMini2: “Track the number down or report the transaction to your bank and the receiver bank immediately provide evidence of it so the receiver bank can be locked and he won’t be able to make transactions till he or she visits the bank.”
@cfcharizola: “you dey do web3 and you fall for this kind scam. omo, your money don go. would’ve suggested something if it was the sender’s bank was commercial but hard luck!”
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