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Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by GeniusVincent(m): 10:49pm On Aug 13, 2020
Na u sabi
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by SirBunky85(m): 10:50pm On Aug 13, 2020
DICKstractor:
Tell him o... I'm already feeling pity for tje guy...




That his Nigeria girlfriend fit be Slawomir, dammn nigga guy
very shameless fraudster who has the boldness to still talk abt his silly ways of smoking weed and having sex with cheap ladies.
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by sinkhole: 10:51pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:
So I have this American patient who I recently came across. He's a fat dude who is like in his late 40s but has a very jolly and likeable character. I introduced myself and we got talking afterwards.

After a while of chitchat, he asked me where I was from. I told him to take a guess and he said said, you sound like you're Nigerian. I told him (regrettably) that I was Nigerian. He started smiling and told me that he had a Nigerian girlfriend and that we both had similar accents.

He then started telling me recent occurrences that had befallen his girlfriend in Nigeria. He said the lastest story was that she was in Abuja and as she was on her way to the airport in a taxi, the taxi had an accident and she was seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. He said that the hospital demanded money before treatment started and he had to hustle about $4000 and send to her in order for treatment to start.

He said that after a week of her being in the hospital, they wanted to discharge her despite her still being in pain. Because she had exhausted all the $4000 on treatment, he said the hospital had threatened to discharge her on the streets and he was trying to borrow more money to see if he could send it to her so they could continue with her treatments.

He furthermore told me that the girlfriend said that she was a Nigerian American citizen who was currently stuck in Nigeria due to her passport having expired and also due to Covid lockdown at airports in Nigeria. He said she had asked him for $300 to renew her US passport from American embassy in Nigeria.

Another thing that he told me was that just before covid struck, there was a similar pandemic which happened in Nigeria early this year and that his girlfriend had contracted the disease and he had to send her $2000 for treatment. Right now he said he's broke but is waiting for like $2000 disability check from the US government next week which he will send to her as soon as the money clears.

As he was telling me this tale, I was so angry with Nigerians and how they take advantage of people in love to scam them. I wanted to swear for the scammers angry


I'm at a dilemma here. Do I tell him that he's being scammed by Nigerians or do I continue to be professional and just ignore it. Because I don't want him to think I'm involved with it because these oyinbo people can turn everything on your head and accuse you that is your people in conjunction with you that are scamming him. They are that crazy.

The good part of me wants to help him but I'm hesitant that it may turn out bad for me. Please matured responses.
if you do not tell him now, now, now, then you yourself you are a VERY BIG SCAMMER.
You simply have to tell the white guy and if possible involve the FBI to catch those st*pid people smearing the image of Nigeria and Nigerians.
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by chrizzyace: 10:51pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:


I said, matured responses. This happened this afternoon at work bruh. It is really troubling me and that's why I asked for advice. I don't have time for fake tales. Ok.

Bro at times you just don’t need to reply these kind of comments, I just see them as one of these internet trolls. And as for your story, I think it’s best you let him know in a way he won’t turn it around against you like you have said....
All the best to you.

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Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by IjebuWarrior: 10:52pm On Aug 13, 2020
DICKstractor:
Tell him o... I'm already feeling pity for tje guy...

That his Nigeria girlfriend fit be Slawomir, dammn nigga guy

HAHAHAHAHA! You nearly killed me with laughter, I swear. grin grin grin

Just imagine wetin trying so hard to belong don cause the fool. undecided

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Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by pocohantas(f): 10:53pm On Aug 13, 2020
Lefulefu, I have been wondering. I am familiar with the systematic yahoo, done via relationship/multiple dating.

But do babes do this type of yahoo that “boys” do? Unassisted o, not as voice over? Lol
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by lexy2014: 10:53pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:


The good part of me wants to help him but I'm hesitant that it may turn out bad for me. Please matured responses.

Meaning u aren't better than d Nigerians u say u are angry at
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by 1Dray(m): 10:54pm On Aug 13, 2020
FanOfMyself:
The truth is that if there's truly a Nigerian lady ( i.e not a yahoo guy) then you need to see things from the perspective of this lady. Yes she might have lied (we ain't 100% sure that all she have told him are lies), but she might also be willing and ready to meet up with this your patient and even marry him at the end. Nigeria is really messed up economically and people here are struggling.
Let me just tell you this.
I'm in a similar situation also and the only difference is that I am a guy. I met this African American lady online sometime in February and we got acquainted pretty fast. Fast forward to today, she's really been helpful to me in financially and by extension, people close to me. In fact, I have been able to pay for tech skill and got certified all because of her. Yes I do lie to her sometimes ( infact most times) in order to get some dollars, but I really appreciate and I have feelings for her and I hope to meet her in person one day. So please consider the lady.

I have a question... Are you a lady or a man? Just curious oo

Why are you such an heartless criminal?
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by AfroKnight: 10:54pm On Aug 13, 2020
You can tell who the yahoo boys are by their response. Na wa o.

He is broke and you want OP to just let him continue to suffer? Na wa o. People wicked.

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Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Blackpearlous(f): 10:55pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:
So I have this American patient who I recently came across. He's a fat dude who is like in his late 40s but has a very jolly and likeable character. I introduced myself and we got talking afterwards.

After a while of chitchat, he asked me where I was from. I told him to take a guess and he said said, you sound like you're Nigerian. I told him (regrettably) that I was Nigerian. He started smiling and told me that he had a Nigerian girlfriend and that we both had similar accents.

He then started telling me recent occurrences that had befallen his girlfriend in Nigeria. He said the lastest story was that she was in Abuja and as she was on her way to the airport in a taxi, the taxi had an accident and she was seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. He said that the hospital demanded money before treatment started and he had to hustle about $4000 and send to her in order for treatment to start.

He said that after a week of her being in the hospital, they wanted to discharge her despite her still being in pain. Because she had exhausted all the $4000 on treatment, he said the hospital had threatened to discharge her on the streets and he was trying to borrow more money to see if he could send it to her so they could continue with her treatments.

He furthermore told me that the girlfriend said that she was a Nigerian American citizen who was currently stuck in Nigeria due to her passport having expired and also due to Covid lockdown at airports in Nigeria. He said she had asked him for $300 to renew her US passport from American embassy in Nigeria.

Another thing that he told me was that just before covid struck, there was a similar pandemic which happened in Nigeria early this year and that his girlfriend had contracted the disease and he had to send her $2000 for treatment. Right now he said he's broke but is waiting for like $2000 disability check from the US government next week which he will send to her as soon as the money clears.

As he was telling me this tale, I was so angry with Nigerians and how they take advantage of people in love to scam them. I wanted to swear for the scammers angry


I'm at a dilemma here. Do I tell him that he's being scammed by Nigerians or do I continue to be professional and just ignore it. Because I don't want him to think I'm involved with it because these oyinbo people can turn everything on your head and accuse you that is your people in conjunction with you that are scamming him. They are that crazy.

The good part of me wants to help him but I'm hesitant that it may turn out bad for me. Please matured responses.


Tell him but be wise about it, that man is fragile emotionally, thinking no one loves him so he has to hold this one tight.


Don't make a decision for him, advise him and respect whatever he wants to do, just let him know that his girlfriend might just be a scammer.

Tread wisely o but make sure you tell him it's the right thing to do since he opened up to you himself.

All the best!
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Nobody: 10:55pm On Aug 13, 2020
stayclearofme:
Why did you used the word "regrettably" while telling him that you a Nigerian?

Cos Nigeria na wash. Why else undecided
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Quincykay: 10:57pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:


I said, matured responses. This happened this afternoon at work bruh. It is really troubling me and that's why I asked for advice. I don't have time for fake tales. Ok.

Don't mind them. Same thing happened to me in Canada. Lady came to my computer store to ask me to help get print out her emails. No how you'll gander some text from it. She was being scammed. Actually. Had already been scammed. $65,000. She was at this time freaking out a bit cos of lack of communication from the Nija scammers. Instead of them to just ignore her. They apologized and asked for another $7,000 to pay some taxes on the money she was expecting as profit so they could send it. I told her, "please, I couldn't help but notice..." She then motioned me to stop! That she know what she was doing. So I kept my mouth shut. Fast forward a few days, her attire had changed. She'll come into the internet Cafe part of my store looking toosh. And sending more money. When yawa blew. She had apparently borrowed money from relatives etc and now totally backrupt and depressed. I felt bad. But she told me straight up to mind my business... So..

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Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by EgunMogaji2: 10:58pm On Aug 13, 2020
Casan0va:
All those dollars will be spent in the club, clothes, drinks, fake life, weed, etc.
2 weeks later, the ambitionless eediot is broke and posting stupid,dumb and idiotic motivational quotes.

Scammers disgust me. angry angry angry angry angry


When Falz said "This is Nigeria, everybody be criminal"
Some people were foaming at the mouth and spitting vitriol saying that there are honest Nigerians who work two jobs blah blah blah
Falz was right. Over 97% of Nigerians are criminally minded.
You may not have started scamming foreigners, but you scam your country men, you ca, your blood brothers.
As a trader, you swear on your mother's life that you are selling at a loss because market is slow but in reality you're ripping the customer off.
Any small opportunity you see, you try to make a quick buck.
I'm talking to myself also. We need to change.
Nigerians are never to be trusted. If it were up to me, only Nigerians with viable money making skills would be allowed into my country and they would have "five strikes" of misdemeanour. If they trespass against the law more than five times, depending on the degree of the offence, they would be deported and visa revoked.

This sounds harsh, but is necessary.

Look at this guy trying to rationalise fraud. Are you the only one suffering?
Poverty is your mindset to be very honest.

Have a great day. cool

I went to Oja Oba this afternoon to buy DPC. Seller said N35K. I went to the next store for the same thing. Seller there said N18K, when I was leaving she agreed to N15K so I bought it.

The first seller, my fellow Nigerian, was ready to scam me.

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Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Shirorogroup: 10:58pm On Aug 13, 2020
pl.... Just be a professional and forget.. if u tell him... U lose his trust in you as a patient.
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by tabaski: 10:58pm On Aug 13, 2020
Please for God's sake � tell him!!!
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by ednut1(m): 10:59pm On Aug 13, 2020
Quincykay:


Don't mind them. Same thing happened to me in Canada. Lady came to my computer store to ask me to help get print out her emails. No how you'll gander some text from it. She was being scammed. Actually. Had already been scammed. $65,000. She was at this time freaking out a bit cos of lack of communication from the Nija scammers. Instead of them to just ignore her. They apologized and asked for another $7,000 to pay some taxes on the money she was expecting as profit so they could send it. I told her, "please, I couldn't help but notice..." She then motioned me to stop! That she know what she was doing. So I kept my mouth shut. Fast forward a few days, her attire had changed. She'll come into the internet Cafe part of my store looking toosh. And sending more money. When yawa blew. She had apparently borrowed money from relatives etc and now totally backrupt and depressed. I felt bad. But she told me straight up to mind my business... So..
nawa o
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by intruder15(m): 10:59pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:


My brother, that's why I came here to ask. It crossed my mind that the girlfriend may be genuine. But the way the story started to have K leg, I knew it was a scam.

Which kind of virus was in Nigeria this year before Covid?

Why is it that the day she was about to travel out to return back to US, she suddenly had accident that almost paralyzed her and caused her to stay back and not travel to meet him again. A big coincidence.

Why is it all about money, money, money, money. Send money this, send money that.

Sounds like scam to me Biko.

Lassa fever was in Nigeria before Covid 19. We all forgot about it when the bigger boy Covid came.

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Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by ednut1(m): 11:00pm On Aug 13, 2020
Op even if you tell him. He no go believe you. Dunno why people would be this stupid in 2020
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by femmy2010(m): 11:03pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:
So I have this American patient who I recently came across. He's a fat dude who is like in his late 40s but has a very jolly and likeable character. I introduced myself and we got talking afterwards.

After a while of chitchat, he asked me where I was from. I told him to take a guess and he said said, you sound like you're Nigerian. I told him (regrettably) that I was Nigerian. He started smiling and told me that he had a Nigerian girlfriend and that we both had similar accents.

He then started telling me recent occurrences that had befallen his girlfriend in Nigeria. He said the lastest story was that she was in Abuja and as she was on her way to the airport in a taxi, the taxi had an accident and she was seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. He said that the hospital demanded money before treatment started and he had to hustle about $4000 and send to her in order for treatment to start.

He said that after a week of her being in the hospital, they wanted to discharge her despite her still being in pain. Because she had exhausted all the $4000 on treatment, he said the hospital had threatened to discharge her on the streets and he was trying to borrow more money to see if he could send it to her so they could continue with her treatments.

He furthermore told me that the girlfriend said that she was a Nigerian American citizen who was currently stuck in Nigeria due to her passport having expired and also due to Covid lockdown at airports in Nigeria. He said she had asked him for $300 to renew her US passport from American embassy in Nigeria.

Another thing that he told me was that just before covid struck, there was a similar pandemic which happened in Nigeria early this year and that his girlfriend had contracted the disease and he had to send her $2000 for treatment. Right now he said he's broke but is waiting for like $2000 disability check from the US government next week which he will send to her as soon as the money clears.

As he was telling me this tale, I was so angry with Nigerians and how they take advantage of people in love to scam them. I wanted to swear for the scammers angry


I'm at a dilemma here. Do I tell him that he's being scammed by Nigerians or do I continue to be professional and just ignore it. Because I don't want him to think I'm involved with it because these oyinbo people can turn everything on your head and accuse you that is your people in conjunction with you that are scamming him. They are that crazy.

The good part of me wants to help him but I'm hesitant that it may turn out bad for me. Please matured responses.

Tell him , he deserve to know
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Sammytech72: 11:03pm On Aug 13, 2020
U need to tell him bruh,those Yahoo boys are also diabolical .they mostly uses charms to do those things which u think is natural and ordinary with white people. I know many of them like that.so don't allow the same charm to work on you. So u need to be very fast and tell him.God mandated u and positioned you for him to save him.
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by intruder15(m): 11:04pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:
So I have this American patient who I recently came across. He's a fat dude who is like in his late 40s but has a very jolly and likeable character. I introduced myself and we got talking afterwards.

After a while of chitchat, he asked me where I was from. I told him to take a guess and he said said, you sound like you're Nigerian. I told him (regrettably) that I was Nigerian. He started smiling and told me that he had a Nigerian girlfriend and that we both had similar accents.

He then started telling me recent occurrences that had befallen his girlfriend in Nigeria. He said the lastest story was that she was in Abuja and as she was on her way to the airport in a taxi, the taxi had an accident and she was seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. He said that the hospital demanded money before treatment started and he had to hustle about $4000 and send to her in order for treatment to start.

He said that after a week of her being in the hospital, they wanted to discharge her despite her still being in pain. Because she had exhausted all the $4000 on treatment, he said the hospital had threatened to discharge her on the streets and he was trying to borrow more money to see if he could send it to her so they could continue with her treatments.

He furthermore told me that the girlfriend said that she was a Nigerian American citizen who was currently stuck in Nigeria due to her passport having expired and also due to Covid lockdown at airports in Nigeria. He said she had asked him for $300 to renew her US passport from American embassy in Nigeria.

Another thing that he told me was that just before covid struck, there was a similar pandemic which happened in Nigeria early this year and that his girlfriend had contracted the disease and he had to send her $2000 for treatment. Right now he said he's broke but is waiting for like $2000 disability check from the US government next week which he will send to her as soon as the money clears.

As he was telling me this tale, I was so angry with Nigerians and how they take advantage of people in love to scam them. I wanted to swear for the scammers angry


I'm at a dilemma here. Do I tell him that he's being scammed by Nigerians or do I continue to be professional and just ignore it. Because I don't want him to think I'm involved with it because these oyinbo people can turn everything on your head and accuse you that is your people in conjunction with you that are scamming him. They are that crazy.

The good part of me wants to help him but I'm hesitant that it may turn out bad for me. Please matured responses.

At first I felt it's not your business. But after reading this line below

Right now he said he's broke but is waiting for like $2000 disability check from the US government next week which he will send to her as soon as the money clears.

If you have any humanity in you, you should tell him. He deserves to know. Because the human being he will send the money to will use it lavishly. Whereas the giver did not even have. Inside life.
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Thazard(m): 11:04pm On Aug 13, 2020
lefulefu:
well op said the fat guy told him he has the same accent as his internet nigerian girlfriend grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin.abi na one yahooboy dey form female accent? Just imagine the yahooboy is a calabarboy with strong calabar accent grin.Imagine such a person is trying to sound like a female grin grin grin
lol
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Nobody: 11:05pm On Aug 13, 2020
Why do I keep reading comments that the nigerian babe MIGHT be a scammer. She/He is a scammer, tell him he dealing with a scammer is obvious and should stop all communication with her.
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by WeRblessed(f): 11:05pm On Aug 13, 2020
Please do that ASAP!
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by buzorcharles(m): 11:07pm On Aug 13, 2020
Ask him u wanna speak with the naija chick and foil her plans
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by davooomat(m): 11:09pm On Aug 13, 2020
Broz ask for the girlfriend number and jolly together.... Together you can be rich nro
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Beverlypie: 11:10pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:


I think I will. I even asked him if it was Ebola but he said it wasn't and mentioned West Nile virus. Me I don't know if West Nile virus occured in Nigeria earlier this year so I just kept mute and decided to find out.

The guy is so much in love and part of me feels that this will break his heart and lead him to do something drastic. It's so troubling to me and a part of me just wants to waka far and act like it's not my business but another part is burning with anger at the scammers

I think u have to tell him.....give him some Nigeria swear words to send to scammer and see what happens
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Princebizzie: 11:10pm On Aug 13, 2020
Please tell him but involve the police about it. You are a good man bro.

Cheers
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by sonofthunder: 11:10pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:
So I have this American patient who I recently came across. He's a fat dude who is like in his late 40s but has a very jolly and likeable character. I introduced myself and we got talking afterwards.

After a while of chitchat, he asked me where I was from. I told him to take a guess and he said said, you sound like you're Nigerian. I told him (regrettably) that I was Nigerian. He started smiling and told me that he had a Nigerian girlfriend and that we both had similar accents.

He then started telling me recent occurrences that had befallen his girlfriend in Nigeria. He said the lastest story was that she was in Abuja and as she was on her way to the airport in a taxi, the taxi had an accident and she was seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. He said that the hospital demanded money before treatment started and he had to hustle about $4000 and send to her in order for treatment to start.

He said that after a week of her being in the hospital, they wanted to discharge her despite her still being in pain. Because she had exhausted all the $4000 on treatment, he said the hospital had threatened to discharge her on the streets and he was trying to borrow more money to see if he could send it to her so they could continue with her treatments.

He furthermore told me that the girlfriend said that she was a Nigerian American citizen who was currently stuck in Nigeria due to her passport having expired and also due to Covid lockdown at airports in Nigeria. He said she had asked him for $300 to renew her US passport from American embassy in Nigeria.

Another thing that he told me was that just before covid struck, there was a similar pandemic which happened in Nigeria early this year and that his girlfriend had contracted the disease and he had to send her $2000 for treatment. Right now he said he's broke but is waiting for like $2000 disability check from the US government next week which he will send to her as soon as the money clears.

As he was telling me this tale, I was so angry with Nigerians and how they take advantage of people in love to scam them. I wanted to swear for the scammers angry


I'm at a dilemma here. Do I tell him that he's being scammed by Nigerians or do I continue to be professional and just ignore it. Because I don't want him to think I'm involved with it because these oyinbo people can turn everything on your head and accuse you that is your people in conjunction with you that are scamming him. They are that crazy.

The good part of me wants to help him but I'm hesitant that it may turn out bad for me. Please matured responses.
Please tell him, but with wisdom. God bless you sir!!!
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Emyres: 11:11pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:

The good part of me wants to help him but I'm hesitant that it may turn out bad for me. Please matured responses.

Write an anonymous letter to him and try to convince him about the situation. Make sure that the letter cannot be linked to you. Make it be like private investigation firm is carrying out an investigation on him due the money he has been sending to Nigeria. In the letter, the "PI" should alert him that from their investigation he is being scammed and should alert FBI or that the FBI will soon link him to a BCE scam if he doesn't stop. You can even threaten him to stop in that letter. It should be anonymous.


Anyone telling him to face his business is either a scammer, bomber, gee guy, Yahoo boy, etc. God will visit all of you one by one. You will labor and others will eat the fruit.


Alex182, do your thing and help the man. He will only surely discover that its all scam, but the damage would have been too much for him to bear. Help him NOW.

God bless you.
Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Cmanforall: 11:11pm On Aug 13, 2020
ALEX182:
So I have this American patient who I recently came across. He's a fat dude who is like in his late 40s but has a very jolly and likeable character. I introduced myself and we got talking afterwards.

After a while of chitchat, he asked me where I was from. I told him to take a guess and he said said, you sound like you're Nigerian. I told him (regrettably) that I was Nigerian. He started smiling and told me that he had a Nigerian girlfriend and that we both had similar accents.

He then started telling me recent occurrences that had befallen his girlfriend in Nigeria. He said the lastest story was that she was in Abuja and as she was on her way to the airport in a taxi, the taxi had an accident and she was seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. He said that the hospital demanded money before treatment started and he had to hustle about $4000 and send to her in order for treatment to start.

He said that after a week of her being in the hospital, they wanted to discharge her despite her still being in pain. Because she had exhausted all the $4000 on treatment, he said the hospital had threatened to discharge her on the streets and he was trying to borrow more money to see if he could send it to her so they could continue with her treatments.

He furthermore told me that the girlfriend said that she was a Nigerian American citizen who was currently stuck in Nigeria due to her passport having expired and also due to Covid lockdown at airports in Nigeria. He said she had asked him for $300 to renew her US passport from American embassy in Nigeria.

Another thing that he told me was that just before covid struck, there was a similar pandemic which happened in Nigeria early this year and that his girlfriend had contracted the disease and he had to send her $2000 for treatment. Right now he said he's broke but is waiting for like $2000 disability check from the US government next week which he will send to her as soon as the money clears.

As he was telling me this tale, I was so angry with Nigerians and how they take advantage of people in love to scam them. I wanted to swear for the scammers angry


I'm at a dilemma here. Do I tell him that he's being scammed by Nigerians or do I continue to be professional and just ignore it. Because I don't want him to think I'm involved with it because these oyinbo people can turn everything on your head and accuse you that is your people in conjunction with you that are scamming him. They are that crazy.

The good part of me wants to help him but I'm hesitant that it may turn out bad for me. Please matured responses.
Are you a doctor or healthcare professional?

I will say you should be diplomatic on how you tell him.

First, do not start by telling his he's been scammed.

Since you are having good rapport with the guy, ask him to ask his 'girlfriend' ( the Yahoo guy) to tell him the name of the hospital and address.

You have colleagues to confirm the situation and she can probably get help from them and be treated for free.

Aim is to get the hospital and you can use the 'fake hospital' to reveal to him that this his 'relationship' can be scam.

My point is for.you not to hit it Directly!

You can think of other ways... e.g. Maybe him calling the 'girlfriend' so she can speak with 'her' countryman.

Bottom line still remains to save this man from further losses.


For the Yahoo.guy, if you are reading this, you can also save this guy!

Cos you can easily be apprehended!

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Re: Do I Tell My American Patient He's Being Scammed By A Nigerian Romance Scammer? by Pearly255(f): 11:12pm On Aug 13, 2020
Please kindly do. Full stop!

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