Man tricks lady into paying ₦57K for food, fuel on a date, then blocks her
A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to express her frustration after being scammed by a man she went on a date with.
The man, whom she met on Instagram, claimed to have issues with his bank and convinced her to lend him ₦47,000 to pay for their meal and an additional ₦10,000 to buy fuel for his car, promising to refund her later.
In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), the lady recounted her experience, revealing that she had decided to give dating another chance but ended up being deceived.
She explained that while they were on their date, the man’s friend joined them and ordered a separate meal.
However, when it was time to settle the bill, her date began acting strangely before eventually claiming that his bank app was not working.
In an attempt to avoid embarrassment, she agreed to cover the bill, trusting that he would refund her.
He also requested ₦10,000 in cash to buy fuel for his car, citing banking issues.
Days after the date, the man failed to reach out or return her money. When she confronted him, he made excuses about sorting out his banking problems. However, by the following week, she discovered that he had blocked her.
Expressing her frustration, she lamented that the man was able to deceive her simply because of his good looks, referring to him as a “handsome thief.”
Her post read:
“Lagos men have shown me shege banza again. I decided to try dating again, and I met this guy on IG. He planned a date, chose the location, and later, his friend joined us at the restaurant. We ordered a platter, but his friend wanted something else, so he told him to order separately.”
“When it was time to pay, he started pacing around. I asked what was wrong, and he said his bank network was down, even showing me his phone. To avoid embarrassment, I suggested making the payment while he promised to refund me as soon as possible. He also asked me to lend him ₦10,000.”
“The first day after the date, I didn’t hear from him. He later said he was sorting out the bank issue and would go to the bank on Monday to send my money. When I asked him again last week, before my finger injury, he claimed to be at the bank. I later found out this werey had blocked me.”
“I ended up paying for both our food and what his friend ordered. On top of that, he still borrowed ₦10,000 in cash for fuel because of ‘bank network issues.’”
“₦47,000 for food, ₦10,000 that he borrowed. A handsome thief. He scammed me because he’s fine.”
As her post gained traction online, social media users flooded the comment section with reactions, sharing their thoughts on the incident.
See some reactions below:
@highchart: “But what’s wrong with leaving the 10kn for him? You’re a big girl now.”
@Princez_eve: “This isn’t supposed to be funny, so sorry for the laugh.”
@TheOnlyFarry: “Learn from the shege & recover. Next time, if their bank app is not working on the very first date, your own too should stop working right there instantly. Ki gbogbo yin jojo fo plate papo.”
@_temidun: “Long story cut short bayi You use 57k do giveaway?? For this economy? Allah will replenish you in multiple folds sis. We will have go for a girl’s dinner date with that money but you sha don spend am for man Abi ? Pele baby mi.”
@_nazatrades: “Reason why before I go on a date with you, we must be dating . So sorry for the laugh.”
