As embarrassing as it is, I got scammed! Not like anyone couldn't be, but it shouldn't have been me. My emotions got the better off me and I couldn't conduct basic researches to affirm the scammer wasn't real. I did research, but it wasn't thorough, his video testimonies and screenshots made me believe he was real enough to be trusted. I was scammed 15k, yeah it's that small but I was too gullible.

Here's my advice before I continue with the story... If it's too good to be true, it really is fake, no two ways about it, RUN!

If you arrived here after running a basic Google search, count yourself lucky. I never saw this info during mine, hence my fall for his scam. Please run! If you want to follow the details, stay hooked and follow my story.

I've been an ardent user of Nairaland since way back 2014 and my real moniker is a unique one that would reveal my identity pretty fast. Permit me to be anonymous as this isn't something to be proud of and at the same time I don't want the scammer to go scot-free henceforth. So, in my pictorial representations, you'll find some contents covered, this was done so as to preserve my identity. Thanks.

The first time I was scammed, the first statement that came out of my mouth was
*if dem tell Me say dem fit scam me ehhhh, I for laugh and say na lie as per say na street boy I be, but see Me today*

FatherBona:
https://www.nairaland.com/5513003/must-watch-greatest-bet9ja-49ja

na dem ooiii

Mugu go fall make maga chop. If he is so good in betting he would have been richer than, Dangote,

SUPERPACK:
Mugu go fall make maga chop. If he is so good in betting he would have been richer than, Dangote,

or betting for Don close for Nigeria self


*if u no use person, person go use u*

I was banned repeatedly by the antispam bot for posting links. So, I will add the links in an image file instead but make some keywords available in case his prospective victims takes out time to Google search.

Oya let’s learn from your B9 gullibility

Kemibabi:
the guy was a good salesman
Don't take it personal op
Btw can you please explain how exactly you were convinced?

I will o. Just finished serving the third straight ban. I will need to censor a lot in my posts.

Ancecoker:
Oya let’s learn from your B9 gullibility

You're mean.

Upon scamming you,dem still they ban you make you no talk true.Omo your own na gbassgbos kunfu..

whosoever that says he has a fix odd to give is a scammer, they will tell you to play it with 40k you pay them after you might have won who does that, telling you to send them the ticket through WhatsApp then now copy your ticket no. if at all it won they quickly block you from claiming the money while they claim it

I don't know how to report this scam without providing details of the scammer. Then what's the essence? Bad people don spoil Nairaland everything is now spam triggers.

I tried to mention the names/handles in the image attached, at least for keywords sake. I will keep trying though.

Edited: I kept trying to mention the keywords even without a single number or any social media name. I got banned still. I'm losing enthusiasm as the image isn't sufficient enough to nail him.

OP, ANY HUMAN WHO HOLDS THE KEY TO FINANCIAL SUCCESS WONT HELP YOU. LOOK AT ALL THE BILLIONAIRES WE HAVE ON EARTH...THE HIGHEST WAY THEY WILL TECH YOU HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS THROUGH THEIR BOOKS....WHICH YOU ALSO BUY....AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT IT WOULD BE AS RICH AS THEY ARE;

Before I begin, he used to post on Bet9ja 49ja. All he requires is that you fund your bet account with 30k and he trades on it using a software. He claims to make 400 - 500k daily (though posts pictures of mostly 90 - 122k). He claims the networks are down during those times. That was when I met him. Then all of a sudden, this February 2020, he switched to the new casino platform on Bet9ja called Champions. Since he had dealt with several people in the past, I just decided to subscribe as it was cheaper than the requirements for Bet9ja 49ja. He was peddling plug-ins; 15k for mobile and 20k for PC. He claims the plug-ins manipulates the outcome of the spin. He made some videos (probably manipulated) and I don't know how I fell for them.

PS: He never really traded 49ja, he was actually playing virtual football, I got to know this from one of his posts as the number of the person was revealing enough (this was where I bleeped up, I should have. contacted him before dealing). It was until after I was scammed The Good Samaritan (referring to the person I contacted, this name or TGS will be used to refer to him throughout my posts) took his time out to call and explain his dealings with Joshua that he only saw virtual football in his transaction history. He was only playing smart with people's accounts and sharing profits if things go well.
He only traded successfully for the first day. Subsequent days were never successful as The Good Samaritan claimed after they both talked things out on seeing he wasn't playing 49ja, he threatened to spoil his business as his number was revealing and people were contacting him. Joshua confessed he was only hustling and they tried the virtual bets two more times with 30k each without return. He promised to compensate him with DGI (binary related software bullshit he's cooking up I guess).

1. This picture entails a snippet of his pinned post as at 14:41 GMT+1 22-02-2020 on his Telegram Channel; Joshua/49ja color trading/binary platform.

2. This shows his profile as seen on Telegram. The screenshot was taken the same day/time as number 1.

3. Here's his Instagram page. The screenshot was taken the same day/time as 1 as well. His phone number and Telegram Channel link can be seen.

4. My journey to being scammed. Initiation of transaction. The account details of Daniel Obiora can be seen. A Google search showed no harm, hence my decision to further close the deal.

5. Completion and confirmation of the transaction (which he later claimed was a fake alert to The Good Samaritan and a foreign WhatsApp account I own). Also in this screenshot, you'll find out the conversation led to me asking that he traded on the first day on my behalf as I saw another post on his Telegram page around then that he was going to trade for the other party who paid 20k for PC plug-in (if that person were to be real too, he'd be regretting his decisions as well). I subsequently dropped my login details and funded my account which he never logged into talk more trade.

5 - 6. No pictorial representation here, but at this point, things had gone sideways, the transaction had elapsed for over 24hrs and there was no update from him. I initiated a call which he picked, told me he would read my messages on WhatsApp (as he had ignored my messages prior to the call). He ended the call but never read my messages. At that point, I knew I had been scammed. To prove myself wrong, I called him an hour later both on WhatsApp and normal phone calls, he never picked. I called with my second line and he did, after hearing my voice, he ended the call and never picked subsequent phone calls from both lines.

Alas, I was right. I had truly been scammed! It was then I did what I should have done; contacting The Good Samaritan. I scrolled on his Telegram Channel to where I can find The Good Samaritan's contact number which I got and texted him on WhatsApp. I was skeptical he could be the one but the person turned out to be different as the first advice was that I should RUN when I enquired if Joshua 49ja was real.

We got talking both on phone calls and WhatsApp messages where he revealed how Joshua/Danny operated and how I saved him from falling for his new scam as he was about paying 10k (a discount as he's an old customer) for phone plug-in (15k).

What led to picture 6 was after he (TGS) sent Joshua a screenshot (TGS claimed he contacted me via mail as my email address was revealing partially in the post he made with our conversation) of my conversation with him (Joshua) which he didn't read or respond to. Joshua claimed I was a foolish person.

I got his attention at that instance, he read my messages and responded. He didn't say anything intelligent as he went back to his routine of ignoring my messages (can be seen in my last picture no. 10)

This led to no.6 where I contacted him with my foreign WhatsApp account.

6. I changed my style of writing, my display picture and even changed my name on Truecaller. I use the foreign WhatsApp legitimately for freelancing and whenever I want to be anonymous just like this instance. At this point, I got the Zenith Bank account details of Samuel Chidiebere instead of Daniel Obiora's First Bank. It was later TGS revealed a screenshot showing he got the same Zenith details for the most recent transaction he was about to initiate before I contacted him.

7. As he was eager to close the deal, I sent him a message I manipulated myself between my two WhatsApp accounts claiming the foreign one contacted me for confirmation if it was real. For the first time, he made mention of fake alert and called me a joker.