Have you ever been scammed before???

Here's my experience. Feel free to add yours

I'd heard so many stories about scamming from friends, family and even on the media and I thought that I was well informed and would never fall for it but little did I know when it'll happen

I was brought up in a small town where almost everybody knows somebody the knows you or your family. So if you mess up, one way or the other, your family will get to know about it. And we respect elders a lot otherwise you'll be tagged names and comments will be flying round when

Ever you pass by. When I came to Porthacourt, I held this belief strongly, I greeted almost everyone I meet on the road until the faithful day when it happened.

I went to withdraw some money at that Igoni Palace hotel at new road round about. I'd been in queue for a while,

although the queue was long but it was paying. One elderly man with gray hair sef had just finished his transaction and he was on his way out of the ATM booth eh he saw me. He looked at me for a while, when I noticed the intense gaze, I smiled and greeted him and continued moving

on the queue. He asked me to come, I told him I was sorry that I couldn't leave the line and it was almost my turn. He said he has something very important to tell me and I could come back later when he finished to do my transaction. I insisted to finish my transaction before I

moved. He finally gave in and waited but Bette that he told me what surprised me, he said i lived with my aunt here and her name is Kate which is true, I was shocked. He waited for me. When I was done, he asked I have a pen and paper with me the he wanted to give me some bible

passages and prayer points to pray when I got home. Maybe he didn't expect that I'd have a pen on me, when I brought them out, he switched to an envelope. He said I should get an envelope. All this while, we were still at the booth, just a little distant from the queue. I had to

Leave that area to look for an envelope. We started walking along
Rumodumaya. He said that the Lord has revealed so many things about me to him and we needed a place to sit so we can talk. I went to a small kiosk to buy the envelope luckily she had some seats outside and i asked

her if we could sit there, she obliged. I went back to the road side and told him the we can use that place, he refused probably because people were there drinking. He said he he was a man of God and it wouldn't speak well of him to sit at such a place. I understood that. Then he

Started walking towards that 247 event center, I felt very uncomfortable with it and I had spend too long just to withdraw money and buy stuffs at the Market, so I slowed my steps. I wanted to retreat. He noticed that I've slowed my pace then he walked back and told me that I can

go if I want, I was not paying him afterall and God just me him to me, reverse psychology! I didn't wanna disrespect such and elderly man and a supposed man of God for that matter. So I followed him. We got to that 247 event centre and asked the guy that does smoothie at the side

Of the building if we could use his place, the man agreed. The place was deserted and is flower-fenced, perfect! I guess that's why he choose the place to milk me dry.

He started telling me how he doesn't bad in PH and he's a visiting ministers from Edo state, he came for a

Program blah blah blah. He too me that my aunt was travelling the following day, which was true. I was using my aunt's card to withdraw at the time, so she he told me that it was my aunt's account i withdrew from, I was shocked because the card was in my bag. How'd he know! Even

At that, I was still wary of him. I guess he noticed that and excused himself but be for he left, he asked me to write down my 3 major prayer points including the year I wish to get married. lol. He left, I sat down there writing seriously, stupid me! When he came back, (this is

the most interesting part of it) he said that he knows I'm still scared of him and he asked God to show me a sign that he really sent him to me. He asked me to spit into my palm, I was like eeeew, how'd I do that. He said I should do it, then I spat into my palm, he said a prayer

and asked me to turn to look at the back of my hand and there I was, the spit! How come??? I don't know!!! This was how i fell with every part of my body for a scam!

Then he set to work, he said when i was born I had 7 stars on my head and there was a woman that took away

3 stars and we new to pray to retrieve it. He said where my aunt is traveling to, she'll nee a man, and the man has bad intentions. She should rebuke him the moment she sees him. Another funny part, he said where my aunt collected her ATM card, there's a woman working in that

bank that's manipulating her account and money doesn't seem to be steady in the account.. He asked me fold the money to the size of the ATM card and put it in the envelope. I was like since the envelope was long, why don't I put it straight yunno. He said it was divine

instructions, I did it again. He prayed for all the many things he revealed ( them plenty, some true, some not true but who am i to question the Lord's anointed). Then he took the envelope that contained the 10k I withdrew and the ATM card. He folded it and said he has closed

the eyes monitoring the account, see me answering strong amen! Idiotic me! he gave it back to me and said that I shouldn't open I and wait for him there that he needed to get anointing oil from the church that pray go me with before i can go. He said he lived at that awaka

Street but the church is at Eneka road. I was also going to the market at Eneka road, so I told him that I'd go with him so I'd stop at the market the he can proceed, to make things easier for us. He blatantly refused. He said that place is noisy and we cant pray there, and this

place is quiet so the holy spirit can minister to him better here, i agreed! Mumu me. Before he left, he asked if there's someone in my house that drinks, i said yes 'my uncle'. He said someone is planning an accident for him, that he'll get drunk and get hit by a car. He said

I should follow him to the road side, Stan there and pray for 2 minutes that anyone planning accident for my uncle should die by fire. Lol. Na so i go stand for road dey Pray dey watch as this man jappa with my 10k and ATM card. How? I thought he gave it back to you. Keep reading

After i finished praying, i went back to my seat. All this while i was busy waving off the idea of calling someone. I was like I'd can them when I'm done, lemme wait small.

The so-called pastor John gave me his number and said he'll be back in 20 minutes. Before i know, 20 minut

es has passed, i no see pastor. I called him. He said there was traffic on the road and he's almost at the church, the i should exercise a little more patience. At this to it was almost 3:45pm from 11:20am when left the house. I waited another 45 minutes but still no sign of him

I called him again, and from the sound of his voice, it felt like he was laughing. He said he's praying in church, I told him that I can't wait anymore, i have to go. He said OK, that since it's Rukpokwu market, I could go and he'll meet me there. I boarded a bus and on my way

my aunt called. She asked me where I was, I told her I was on my way home ( I was beaming with smiles that I've met a man of God). I told her that I had something to tell her when I got home. Unknown to me, she's received alert of 1k withdrawal from RUMOKUTA!!!! I dey

Rumodumaya but my ATM is making transactions at Rumokuta. I got to the market at past 5pm. I wanted to buy fish, lemme remove money from envelope, I remove carton and complementary card folded just the way I folded the money and ATM card. I no understand! I enter shop siddon!

I check again, I no see anything else. lol. That's when it all started coming back to me. The incident was replaying in my head. Cold cash me!!!!! I didn't even know how I started crying. The girl was confused, she just kept asking me what happened, I started explaining. I didn't

even know if I was crying because it was my last 10k or because I fell so stupidly for cheap scam or because of the scolding I was going home to face. Na so people gather around me for market.

Thankfully it was just 1k+ left in the account, so he withdrew the 1k. I tried callin

the number and it was off. Thank God I had some mine on me, I got what I needed from the market and went home, with swollen eyes. Everyone at the market just kept telling me that I'm lucky it's just 10k and don't have much left in the account. Well I thank God

Till today I don't known how this man took the ATM and money from the envelope. But from my analysis, I think he bought another envelope and put those stiffs inside when he went to relieve himself. Then maybe he swapped that envelope since it was brown and can't be seen through.

Well I don't know. But it taught me a big lesson. Porthacourt is not cross river state. It is a dangerous city. I learnt the hard way!!!

This is my story!