By Seyi Babalola
Popular Nigerian crossdresser and socialite, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, also known as Bobrisky, disclosed that he was recently lured into an online romance scam and lost $990 to a fraudster.
Bobrisky took to Instagram on Sunday to express his shock and disgust with the incident, saying he never imagined falling prey to such a ploy.
According to him, the fraudster had been in contact with him for several months, pretending to be in the United States before moving to Canada.
Throughout their interaction, the scammer maintained regular communication, calling frequently and pretending to be genuinely interested in Bobrisky’s life.
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“I never thought in my life I would be a client to anybody.
“This guy came to my DM, and we got talking — close to a few months now. He calls me almost every day. He said he lived in the USA but moved to Canada,” he wrote.
Bobrisky said the scam took a turn when a client from the U.S. contacted him for an advertisement and wanted to make a deposit via CashApp.
He then asked the supposed lover for help in receiving the payment.
“Few weeks later, someone in the USA reached out for ads. She said she needed a Cash App to pay her deposit, and I asked this guy talking to me. He said he would give me his own. As soon as he got the money, he blocked me immediately,” he added.
The socialite went further to share screenshots of their chats and a photo of the alleged scammer on his page, warning fans to be cautious and not fall for similar schemes.
