Ondo Man Loses ₦81,000 to Facebook Vendor in Gas Cylinder Scam
Whether Peter Ejiata Lucky is the same person as Taiwo Abdulazeez, whose Moniepoint account received ₦81,000 from Ondo-based Moses Babajide on August 12, remains unclear. What is certain, however, is that Babajide would never have interacted with them if Lucky had not advertised a gas cylinder on a Facebook group.
Babajide’s father in Lagos needed a cylinder to start a small gas refilling business. When Babajide saw an advert in the Facebook group Ikorodu Fairly Used Items for Sale, he reached out. After chatting on Facebook and later on WhatsApp, Lucky shared two phone numbers—09013881406 and 07084720226—and agreed to sell the cylinder for ₦81,000.
To ease delivery, Babajide booked a Bolt ride to pick up the cylinder from Magodo and drop it at his father’s residence in Ayobo. Lucky even sent a picture showing the cylinder inside the car’s boot.
The vendor then shared a Moniepoint account number: 8191168506, under the name Taiwo Abdulazeez Ipadeola. Suspicious about the mismatch of names, Babajide questioned him. Lucky claimed it was his real name and that he used the Facebook account only for marketing. On call, he later said it was a “friend’s account.”
Trusting him, Babajide made the transfer. But after payment, the supposed vendor stopped picking his calls. To complicate matters, he told the Bolt driver he had never shared a Moniepoint account, but rather an OPay account, an attempt to cause confusion. The driver, frustrated, left after Lucky removed the cylinder from the boot. He even accused Babajide of wasting his time, forcing Babajide to send him ₦2,000 in apology.
When contacted by FIJ, the vendor admitted receiving the money and claimed a refund was possible since Moniepoint had placed a lien on the account. He promised to fund the account for reversal, but after repeated WhatsApp chats, he failed to do so. By Friday, his WhatsApp number was no longer registered on the platform.
Meanwhile, two days after the incident, Babajide used an acquaintance’s Facebook account to test the waters. The same vendor responded, saying the cylinder was still available—this time claiming it was located at Ijegun, not Magodo.
Babajide now believes that Lucky and Abdulazeez may be running an organised scam. He noted that the phone numbers given to him were linked to WhatsApp Business accounts such as RPM Garage LLC and Ejiata Enterprises Limited, which advertise electronics, property, and other services.
For him, the elaborate setup was designed to make unsuspecting buyers believe they were dealing with legitimate businesses—until their money vanished.
#OnlineScam #FacebookFraud
Whether Peter Ejiata Lucky is the same person as Taiwo Abdulazeez, whose Moniepoint account received ₦81,000 from Ondo-based Moses Babajide on August 12, remains unclear. What is certain, however, is that Babajide would never have interacted with them if Lucky had not advertised a gas cylinder on a Facebook group.
Babajide’s father in Lagos needed a cylinder to start a small gas refilling business. When Babajide saw an advert in the Facebook group Ikorodu Fairly Used Items for Sale, he reached out. After chatting on Facebook and later on WhatsApp, Lucky shared two phone numbers—09013881406 and 07084720226—and agreed to sell the cylinder for ₦81,000.
To ease delivery, Babajide booked a Bolt ride to pick up the cylinder from Magodo and drop it at his father’s residence in Ayobo. Lucky even sent a picture showing the cylinder inside the car’s boot.
The vendor then shared a Moniepoint account number: 8191168506, under the name Taiwo Abdulazeez Ipadeola. Suspicious about the mismatch of names, Babajide questioned him. Lucky claimed it was his real name and that he used the Facebook account only for marketing. On call, he later said it was a “friend’s account.”
Trusting him, Babajide made the transfer. But after payment, the supposed vendor stopped picking his calls. To complicate matters, he told the Bolt driver he had never shared a Moniepoint account, but rather an OPay account, an attempt to cause confusion. The driver, frustrated, left after Lucky removed the cylinder from the boot. He even accused Babajide of wasting his time, forcing Babajide to send him ₦2,000 in apology.
When contacted by FIJ, the vendor admitted receiving the money and claimed a refund was possible since Moniepoint had placed a lien on the account. He promised to fund the account for reversal, but after repeated WhatsApp chats, he failed to do so. By Friday, his WhatsApp number was no longer registered on the platform.
Meanwhile, two days after the incident, Babajide used an acquaintance’s Facebook account to test the waters. The same vendor responded, saying the cylinder was still available—this time claiming it was located at Ijegun, not Magodo.
Babajide now believes that Lucky and Abdulazeez may be running an organised scam. He noted that the phone numbers given to him were linked to WhatsApp Business accounts such as RPM Garage LLC and Ejiata Enterprises Limited, which advertise electronics, property, and other services.
For him, the elaborate setup was designed to make unsuspecting buyers believe they were dealing with legitimate businesses—until their money vanished.
#OnlineScam #FacebookFraud
Ondo Man Loses ₦81,000 to Facebook Vendor in Gas Cylinder Scam
Whether Peter Ejiata Lucky is the same person as Taiwo Abdulazeez, whose Moniepoint account received ₦81,000 from Ondo-based Moses Babajide on August 12, remains unclear. What is certain, however, is that Babajide would never have interacted with them if Lucky had not advertised a gas cylinder on a Facebook group.
Babajide’s father in Lagos needed a cylinder to start a small gas refilling business. When Babajide saw an advert in the Facebook group Ikorodu Fairly Used Items for Sale, he reached out. After chatting on Facebook and later on WhatsApp, Lucky shared two phone numbers—09013881406 and 07084720226—and agreed to sell the cylinder for ₦81,000.
To ease delivery, Babajide booked a Bolt ride to pick up the cylinder from Magodo and drop it at his father’s residence in Ayobo. Lucky even sent a picture showing the cylinder inside the car’s boot.
The vendor then shared a Moniepoint account number: 8191168506, under the name Taiwo Abdulazeez Ipadeola. Suspicious about the mismatch of names, Babajide questioned him. Lucky claimed it was his real name and that he used the Facebook account only for marketing. On call, he later said it was a “friend’s account.”
Trusting him, Babajide made the transfer. But after payment, the supposed vendor stopped picking his calls. To complicate matters, he told the Bolt driver he had never shared a Moniepoint account, but rather an OPay account, an attempt to cause confusion. The driver, frustrated, left after Lucky removed the cylinder from the boot. He even accused Babajide of wasting his time, forcing Babajide to send him ₦2,000 in apology.
When contacted by FIJ, the vendor admitted receiving the money and claimed a refund was possible since Moniepoint had placed a lien on the account. He promised to fund the account for reversal, but after repeated WhatsApp chats, he failed to do so. By Friday, his WhatsApp number was no longer registered on the platform.
Meanwhile, two days after the incident, Babajide used an acquaintance’s Facebook account to test the waters. The same vendor responded, saying the cylinder was still available—this time claiming it was located at Ijegun, not Magodo.
Babajide now believes that Lucky and Abdulazeez may be running an organised scam. He noted that the phone numbers given to him were linked to WhatsApp Business accounts such as RPM Garage LLC and Ejiata Enterprises Limited, which advertise electronics, property, and other services.
For him, the elaborate setup was designed to make unsuspecting buyers believe they were dealing with legitimate businesses—until their money vanished.
#OnlineScam #FacebookFraud
