Singer Timi Dakolo has raised alarm over a scammer who eloped with his money.
On his social media page, he said he gave the man money for an iPhone 17 for his wife, and it has been four months since he saw him. Timi said the man eloped with his money, and now he is already posting the new phone.
He warned the public to watch out for the guy and his advertising skills.
“Please help me and repost. You might save someone.
Public service announcement.
Be careful of this guy.
It’s been 4 months since I gave him money for an iPhone 17 for my wife. The guy has eloped with my money.
It’s been one lie or the other. The phone is on its way; the delivery will call you soon; I sent it to London, etc.
As you can see, he is already posting the new phone.
My advice is, be careful of the guy and whatever he is advertising.
Very dishonest guy. He stays in Canada, so you can’t get a hold of him”.
Similarly, Tonto Dikeh shared her experience with scammers after buying 12 phones from an online vendor and got blocked after making payments. The actress said she was too ashamed to cry or talk and only told two close friends.
Bimbo Ademoye called out a scammer for allegedly exploiting her sister and friend. Bimbo promised to find and handle him accordingly, as she said she doesn’t entertain anyone messing with her family, especially her nephew.
In 2024, Tonto had alerted Nigerians about the new scam method. She admonished the public to beware when someone approaches them in public, accusing them of making a fake transfer for something they allegedly bought. She told the public to stay vigilant and stay safe because outside is wild.
Yoruba actress, Bimpe Akintunde had laid a heavy curse on a scammer for impersonating her. She questioned how the country would be great when she was struggling hard to build a name and brand, and someone was trying to taint her image by using her picture and name to defraud others.
Actor, Alesh Sanni had placed a N500k bid on a lady who he claimed had been scamming people of millions, and posing as his friend. He revealed that he had reached out to her, hoping for them to settle things in private but her response caught him off guard.
Singer, Peter Okoye had cried out over how online swindlers were using his name to scam people on social media. Responding to a fan who said he wanted N500,000 before the end of the year, Mr. P of PSquare noted how such online begging is the reason why internet fraud was on the rise.
Nigerian entrepreneur and businessman Obi Cubana had cried out, after someone was scamming people using his name. Cubana stated that he was not on Twitter and someone had been using his identity to scam people.