Being a Victim of 419.

Today I have some bad news. I’ve been duped. Defrauded. Stolen from. I don’t want to remember the amount *sigh*.
How? @Happiness_wears on Instagram (The name of the account that received the funds: Olugbenga Temitope Tubobo, GTB Account number: 0153 1233 52). My very first experience of buying from a Nigerian vendor online went absolutely sour. They had over 4000 followers at the time so why would I think they were fake?

When I paid and they told me they would deliver

Once I paid they assured to send the goods, next thing I was blocked from contacting them on whatsapp, Instagram and my calls were being diverted to another victim of their crimes.

And here’s when they blocked me – notice the blue ticks stopped on Wednesday

Thanks to the not so healthy services offered by the Nigerian Police, everyone I asked for advice concerning how to get my money back said I would end up spending more paying the police for their service than how much I lost – which of course doesn’t make any sense to go through with.

By God’s grace, He will replenish my finances – but to prevent any of you from going through what I did – PLEASE DON’T BUY FROM HAPPINESS_WEARS on Instagram!

Also, if you are an Instagram vendor here’s how to prevent looking like a fraud:

1. Re-Post your testimonials of good service.

2. Show photos of your delivery service; photos of packages being sent out/delivered. Help people believe you actually come through – internet shopping relies on trust heavily.

3. TAGGGGG Your customers. I can’t emphasize this enough. Make sure future clients can see people that actually buy your stuff and receive the products.
As for Happiness_wears please help me by commenting on their pictures telling people NOT to buy from them and if you follow them – unfollow them today! I leave them in God’s hands.
Till next time, xo.