A Nigerian lady identified as @itzchristunique on X (formerly Twitter) has shared how she handled an unexpected ₦850,000 transfer into her OPay account, warning others against falling victim to a possible scam.
According to her account, she received ₦850,000 that she had not expected. Shortly afterwards, the sender contacted her, claiming the transfer was made by mistake and requesting that she return the money.
However, the sender reportedly asked her to transfer the funds to a different bank account, raising suspicions. Rather than comply with the request, the lady blocked the individual and returned the money to the original account from which the transfer was made.
She further disclosed that the sender later contacted her using another phone number to question why she had refunded the money to the initial account. She immediately blocked that number as well.
Appreciating OPay for providing the blocking feature, she cautioned people against similar tricks, writing, “I blocked the number too. Thanks to Opay for that feature. Don’t ever fall for them. Send the money back to the same account.”
Her experience generated reactions from other X users, with some warning about the possible motives behind such transactions.
Seriki suggested that scammers might be attempting to use unsuspecting people’s accounts to move ransom payments, writing, “They want to use your account to send ransom money, evil people.”
House of Controlla, on the other hand, said they would rather involve a lawyer if faced with a similar situation, adding, “I will not send the money back I will contact my lawyer instead. God abeg make these scammers just whine me with this nonsense.”
JBO also commended the lady for her decision, noting that some people could have had their accounts compromised through similar schemes.
“You are awesome, they hacked some accounts but thank God you sent it back to the real owner,” the user remarked.
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