How I lost ₦200k

[Majestic-milf]

So I lost ₦200k today as a result of lack of knowledge, and I wasn't only the victim,
I usually send money to my dad, but if it is a huge transaction, I will borrow him because I am not financially stable enough to give out such money yet.

They hacked into his WhatsApp account, and innocent me thinking that it is him asking me to borrow him ₦200k, I never knew it was a scammer,
Funny enough as soon as I sent it, my dad called me telling me that I should come and help him out Check what was wrong with WhatsApp, Omo Evey where first blur for my side oh

I came back and told him what happened, and all he did was laugh, for person wa I think say I been de help oh
And there where also others that the guy chatted up as well my father's friends, family etc some also fell for it while other called first.

Nevertheless, every one should be cautious, before you send money, call the person or something, I wouldn't wish why one to do the same mistake again

Do make o assume say you believe say nah papa dey follow you talk. So the level of discussion no give you hint say no be your Papa?  And even when nah #200k him ask you, you no press for details, you just give? No be like say I dey discredit the story as I no bin dey there e happen but the story dey somehow cause even though my popsi ask me make I send am funds to another account details, I go ask am for him own nah.
 Now another painful part nah say you gist am the Tori and him dey laff? Omo, I just weak. These days scammers dey think up ways to collect money but I never hear of this one before. All the same nah to just dey careful. So that means if them hack him Whatsapp, them go don hack other things too na.

[Qhunman]

You said you usually borrow your dad money whenever he demanded money from you but did you use your daddy account number to credit the money to the scammer or it was a different accounts entirely? I believe the scammers won't do the mistake of using your dad account number so he must have use his own personal account to receive the money from you but common sense should have told you to call your dad to confirm whether he has made mistakes since it was a different accounts from his former.  Incase similar scenario happens, please don't send money until you have verified from your dad to be sure he is the one chatting you.

[Futurexxx]

Nevertheless, every one should be cautious, before you send money, call the person or something, I wouldn't wish why one to do the same mistake again

This your story really tire me because common sense surpose require you to call your dad first since the money wey dy involved dy large.

Secondly, since you don dy always send money to your dad, I believe say you surpose get him account details save for your phone, so I dy surprise say them drop another account details and you no go call to confirm from am in person. See eeh, you really fuck up big time because common sense is enough to avoid such cheap scam.

Make I use myself as an example now, anytime I wan send my dad money, na him first bank account I dy send to, because I know say my dad no dy use any other bank aside first bank, but if him chat me up with a different account, with any cook up story, bro at that point na to call because the amount wey dy involved na money wey you no go fit risk anyhow, but anyhow sha, you don learn your lesson, I just hope them no run you street again because this pattern of scam too dy cheap.

[Marykeller]

Well, so sorry but should I say that you messed up big time? And the reason being because this type of scam is not new at all, it's lasted over a decade or that scammers/hackers could hack any body's whatsapp and use that to solicit for help (often in money) from the friends and family of their victim who obviously will not be aware that the WhatsApp of the person they believe they are chatting with has been hacked..

What I've been doing is, except I message you first asking for you account number to send you some funds, of which if you send the account number, I must make sure it's an account that has your name on it or one that I am familiar with..
When ever anybody chats me up claiming to be in desperate need for my financial assistance, what I first of all do normally is to call the person to find out what exactly the issue it, this strategy have saved me multiple times from falling victim to this cheap type of scam.

That's the ideal way to follow up on this scam of a thing to call the person directly on a normal call. But how many people know of this strategy you mentioned? Because most people believe whosoever that chats with them on WhatsApp is the person they know not a stranger.

Someone who has these ideals of WhatsApp scam, their mind should sense foul play when they are asked to send some amount of money to a stranger not to someone they know