The new scam in the MTN mobile money scam. You are probably thinking that you are aware of these tricks and nobody can deceive you for your money. I equally thought the same until I became a victim of MTN Mobile money fraud. My story is even somehow laughable, considering the way and manner in which I was duped of my 90 Ghana cedis by one of these fraudsters. From another angle, you might consider even crying and mourning with me for my loss.
Here is how I was duped. It was a Sunday afternoon and having slept due to the tiredness from washing of clothes, my phone rang, upon answering the call, I realized that it was a guy claiming to be a mobile money merchant. He said he had mistakenly sent some money into my account and that my account has been blocked since he called the first time and I could not answer. So he wanted to assist me unblock my account. The unfortunate thing on my part was that I also saw a mobile money message but did not bother looking for its details. So I followed all the procedure he asked me to follow and by the time I realized, I had sent 90 Ghana cedis to this fraudster. That was the last money in my account and so as you can imagine , my pulse increased as well as my rate of breathing. I thought MTN could help, so I called their customer care line. Only they could do was to ask me to send a complaint together with the number to which the money was sent to the code 419. Till date I have not had a satisfactory reply from them. In fact that day is one of such days I cannot forget.
Well, there is a piece of good news. The MTN mobile money scammers do not go by the old method. They have advanced their techniques. What they do is they remotely activate your cash out and a payment approval will appear multiple times on your screen. Be careful and read what you see on your screen do not enter your password and agree to the payment. A few moments later they will call you and pretend they are from MTN office. They will tell you not to approve any your payment because you are being scammed.
Then they will tell you that they will call you later. When the call comes, they will ask you of your password to reset it for you so that your account can be very secured. If you receive such a call, remember to also called MTN immediately after their first call and find out if MTN is aware of what is happening.
OR better still, withdrawal or move all you cash to your bank.
Be careful not to press YES or OK to any message that appears on your phone.
Scammers all around.
I have been in the shoes of the victims of mobile money fraud, do not fall prey my brother or sister. Let’s help and together we can make the society a vice-free place when it comes to mobile money fraud.
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