A Bulawayo socialite Terminator Makoni said he was nearly scammed by Nigerian fraudster masquerading as Prophet Walter Magaya on Facebook....
A Bulawayo socialite Terminator Makoni said he was nearly
scammed by Nigerian fraudster masquerading as Prophet Walter Magaya on
Facebook.
Makoni said he sent a friend request to the Facebook
account, with the belief it was Prophet Magaya and was astonished and elated
when he got a response.
“I sent a request to the account thinking it was the
prophet. He gave me a false prophecy, where he told me that I had enemies, who
intended to end my life by causing me to be involved in an accident.
“He then instructed me to read the book of Psalms and fast
for two days. Thereafter he told me to make an offering to one orphanage called
Mother Theresa’s Home and gave me an account name and number — Orobosa
Ekhaguere, Skye Bank 3048676241,” said Makoni.
Makoni said, after briefly communicating with the
impersonator, he requested for a number which they could communicate via
WhatsApp.
“He gave me a number to chat via WhatsApp. He told me he
was in Nigeria for a Christian summit and I believed him. It was while we were
chatting that he kept asking me if I had sent a “donation”. He kept asking me
about the money and I began to smell a rat.
“So I started talking to him in Shona and he could not even
respond in the language. It was then that my suspicions had been asserted. When
I asked him if he was the real prophet Magaya he told me that I would be
punished by God and my blessings would not
come to pass,” said Makoni.
He added that he was also surprised as to how the account
would be active even on Sundays during church services.
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