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How Nigerians are using TEMU brand (aka the Mall) to defraud Nigerians

The whole story started with on Ms. Eva Adam ( But the display name on WhatsApp was Mary) from Temu online shopping on the 10th June 2025. Via WhatsApp platform.

She introduced me to the TEMU.
And I quote

“ Sorry to message you so suddenly. My name is Ms. Eva Adan from Temu online shopping. We got your number from various establishments surveys. Can you work from home with us as an Online coordinator for Merchant Hype Team? You will NOT deposit any money here. You can earn 50K-150K Naira per day. Would you like to know how this works?

Your job is to visit selected products on Nigeria Temu online shopping, Take screenshots only and send them to us. We pay 1500 NAIRA for browsing 2 products you visit and you can earn up to 50K-150K Naira per day. Don't worry, there are no registration fees, Rest assured, this will not affect your current job”

Again another quote from her:

“I'm going to post 2 test tasks for you now, it will l take about 2-3 minutes and you'll get your first paycheck of 1500 Naira when it's done”

“All you have to do is view our products and take a screenshot once your done we will pay you 1500 naira.. Dont worry you dont need to pay anything or buy from us”

She later went on the assure and guid me through the process at each level maintaining that it cost nothing from me just to do survey and get paid. And I quote her again:

“I'm going to post 2 test tasks for you now, it will l take about 2-3 minutes and you'll get your first paycheck of 1500 Naira when it's done”

“All you have to do is view our products and take a screenshot once your done we will pay you 1500 naira.. Dont worry you dont need to pay anything or buy from us”

“I'll show you how this works. 
Before we start, I'll ask you TWO qualifying question. 
1) How old are you?
2) Do you have telegram?”

Which I answered them. And she went on:

“Ok, I'm going to post 2 test tasks for you now, it will l take about 2-3 minutes and you'll get your first paycheck of 1500 Naira when it's done  

TASK 1 : PRODUCT NAME :Elegant Swan Pendant Earrings - 14k Golden

https://www.temu.com/ng/exquisite--dangle-earrings-classic-elegant-earrings-birthday-party-new-year-gift-g-601099537574474.html?is_back=1&no_cache_id=jadwe&_x_sessn_id=qt71ktt1ky&refer_page_name=goods&refer_page_id=10032_1746605701711_26ksfwujrs&refer_page_sn=10032                         
 
TASK 2 : 1pc Elegant Houndstooth Bodycon Dress for Women
https://www.temu.com/ng/1pc-elegant--bodycon-dress-for-women-long-sleeve-stand-collar-knit-polyester-fall---fit-midi-dress-g-601099786432215.html?refer_page_name=goods&refer_page_id=10032_1746605786339_wqx8ij5pax&refer_page_sn=10032&_x_sessn_id=1sk9l1ypia”

Which I did.


And she said: “okay lets proceed to your salary”

And to do that she said I should contact the receptionist by name Bukola Akinola with Telegram ID and username @VBA11C2 on telegram which I did:

“Well done! Open your telegram now Just message our receptionist today on Telegram to get your salary. And please give your referral code to our receptionist

This is the telegram link of our receptionsit and username.

Telegram link https:///VVA1B1C2

Telegram username : @VVA1B1C2


REFERRAL CODE 
(234-NG41) 

Send the REFERRAL CODE the receptionist at Telegram please give me a screenshot and she will transfer your first 1500 Naira salary to you and guide you on how to make more money.

Later, the receptionist will invite you to join the work group, there will be many tasks every day, you can complete the tasks to get more commissions, you can contact the receptionist with any questions, she will answer them for you.”

And I did. And the receptionist is on telegram:

I Did all she said:

“Ok now always follow what the receptionist asks she will help you to claimyour salary immediatly.”

Later on she said:

“Thank you for your time and effort. We hope you will continue to participate in our program. You may also send evidence of payment once it has been received.”

Which I did.

And when I was finally transferred to. Bukola on Telegram, she continued with the same process until we reached the stage I was waiting for. Which was for me to start making payment in the name of refund. I did and was refunded because they start with little amounts that no one will suspect. Do not forget: they said you will not pay any thing (Deception No 1). Then they start increasing the threshold of the amount.

The catch there is: they will tell you to pay 20,000 and buy and cancel an order at the same time and you will be given back your 20,000 back and a percentage between 20 to 30 or even 40% of what you pay as cumulative profit.

Bukola also later referred me to another receptionist that she was going on off duty. The new receptionist was called LUPITA NYONG’O on the same Telegram with her telegram ID and username as @dfghdfhfhdg. And she continued the same process only this time the amount I kept paying increased progressively.

When ever you are to pay a huge amount they will tell you to contact a teacher on telegram, in this case my teacher was CHIMAIJEM with telegram ID Username @JJSS055.

Later I was transferred to another teacher with the same name CHIMAIJIEM but with another telegram ID username @awdfg889.

It is the teacher that will give you the link to pay the large sum of money and buy a product and cancel the purchase at the same time. Screen shot the process and send to him. He will now give you a code to send to the receptionist who will now pay you.

The problem will start when you unsurprisingly pay the 20,000. Expecting return ( which they will not tell you what will come next Deception No 2). Then they will now transfer you to someone they call the teacher whom will now bring to your notice a list of monies you are to pay. ( Remember from the beginning they said no payment from your side. Deception No 3) they will now bring amounts that are bigger from 60,000 - 100,000 and more for you to pay and get instant repayment with 30 or 40% interest. And you have to complete 2 or 3 task to qualify for return. In order wards if you were only able to pay for the first 20,000 and 60,000 and you could not afford the last 100,000. Then you have to forgo your 20,000 and 60,000. Or you just have to go out of your way which they don’t care to pay the third part.

And each time you struggle to source for money and pay, by the time your commutative refund is up to say 7,000,000 ( seven million) they will now drop the hammer and tell you that the amount is too much. It cannot be withdrawn that you will need to open a large amount withdrawal account which will demand you paying something like 3 to 4 Million Naira before you can now withdraw all your monies that are trapped. And if you can’t afford it then you are done. You loose all that you have paid. Be careful not to have my experienc.

Those are not real TEMU agents, people have been posting that scam several times here on Nairaland.

Lol! Only greed people fall for their scams. I've collected 7,500 without paying them nothing from those scammers 2 years ago!

ibrahimdauda:
Then you And if you can’t afford it then you are done. You loose all that you have paid. Be careful not to have my experienc.

Wait...but they said u won't pay anything from the start ...why ddnt u smell trouble when you were told to start paying to the extent that you were paying 1.5M.?? I don't understand how u fell for this poorly orchestrated scam

ibrahimdauda:
have my experienc.

I can't believe you went through all these things to be scammed. They told you you won't pay any deposit, you will work and they will pay you.

Did you not recognize when the tables turned that you were the one paying that it was a scam.

Anyways, you provided a good learning experience for how the scam operates.

Oh, sorry for the loss. You should have posted it earlier when they kept demanding for more money. That would have stop you from sending that 1.5m.

They also tell you that they are Jiji agents. How they get people’s numbers, show how unsafe people’s personal data is with many organizations.

advanceDNA:
Wait...but they said u won't pay anything from the start ...why ddnt u smell trouble when you were told to start paying to the extent that you were paying 1.5M.?? I don't understand how u fell for this poorly orchestrated scam

Greed bro..his greed overwhelmed his brain

I Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil

No time to waste on them scammers!

Lost 100k to someone who hacked my sister-in-law's phone and asked me for money.

I can never fall victim to these guys again!

Greed can greatly influence your decision to follow through. I received the same message as you and completed all the screenshot tasks to earn the promised N1,500. However, when the sender requested that I make a deposit to a private Palm pay account, I immediately became suspicious. I reminded them that they never mentioned anything about paying money. I ran as my feet can carry me. Is a well coordinated scam. They also have the same template for.Jumia

Greed can greatly influence your decision to follow through. I received the same message as you and completed all the screenshot tasks to earn the promised N1,500. However, when the sender requested that I make a deposit to a private Palm pay account, I immediately became suspicious. I reminded them that they never mentioned anything about paying money. I ran as my feet can carry me. Is a well coordinated scam. They also have the same template for Jumia

Hello Pal,
Happy New year!
Did you ever get your money back from those guys?

Regards.

Thank you very much for this.

I actually went all the way to when they asked me to pay 25k which i paid and they asked for an additional 15k to get back a total of 54k. At the point where i first 25k and they asked for an additional 15k unexpectedly, i had to take the risk and pay cos my 25k was already in. Thankfully they paid me back the 54,400 naira.

At the end of the second day i got a total of 13k from them. I was not getting how it was possible so i decided to do my findings and that is when i came across this post.

Anyway, the next day, I continued and earned an extra 7k. The moment they brought a higher amount for to pay, omo i bounce oo

I wish this post can go viral so people don't fall for it or at least not be greedy.

I got a total of about 20k from them sha.