30/04/2026
If you're still attracted and responding to social media posts from random people saying things like “send your account number so we can credit you with ₦10,000,” or “we are giving out ₦100,000, just tell us what you will use it for,” or “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is giving grants to all business owners, click the link below to register,” then you are exactly part of the audience those scammers had in mind when creating such lies.
They know people like you—people who can easily be fooled—will patronise them by engaging their posts, especially when money, giveaways, or controversy is involved. That is why they create these false narratives—to exploit greed, desperation, ignorance, or emotional impulsiveness as engagement.
You will see thousands of people shamelessly dropping their account numbers under random posts, genuinely expecting some stranger online to credit them financially, without questioning the logic behind it, and applying basic reasoning as to why an unknown person would suddenly decide to distribute money online.
They fail to ask: Why would a random person suddenly decide to distribute huge sums of money online to strangers? What is the motive? What is the hidden agenda? Is it genuine generosity, or simply a desperate strategy for engagement, data theft, fraud, or manipulation?
They fail to understand that many of these people are simply chasing engagement, building traffic, gathering personal data, or pushing deception for selfish gain.
The same gullible people will click suspicious grant links from random pages, carefully fill out fake registration forms, and still expect money to somehow appear.
The same gullible people jump on every social media controversies, staged celebrity gossip, false political propaganda, and manipulative online trends. They rush to comment, insult, fight, and spread misinformation without proper verification.
If you consistently fall for these traps, then the issue is no longer simple ignorance—it becomes a deeper problem of poor discernment.
One mistake can be accidental. Two mistakes may be carelessness. But being repeatedly deceived or manipulated reveals a dangerous lack of wisdom, critical thinking, and digital awareness.
At that point, it is no longer a simple mistake—it becomes foolishness.
You need re-schooling. You need re-education. Because if, at this point, you still do not understand the level of deception and manipulation that exists on social media, then your sense of discernment is critically low.
Imagine someone asking for your BVN, OTP, or confidential banking details online, and you still foolishly provide them. Then when your account is hacked and emptied, you begin raining curses on the scammer. Meanwhile, your lack of wisdom made you an easy victim.
Social media is full of traps. Not every post is genuine. Not every giveaway is real. Not every viral opportunity is legitimate. Not every viral post deserves your engagement. Not every link should be clicked. Not everyone online means well.
This 2026, use your brain.
Think critically. Reason properly. Verify information. Control greed. Control desperation. Stop allowing cheap deception to expose your foolishness publicly.
Because in this digital age, foolishness is expensive.
Being deceived once may be unfortunate, but being consistently deceived is a sign that serious personal re-education is needed.
I know people can be vulnerable, but don’t make yourself an easy target.
I know some people are already foolish, but don’t make it too obvious.
God bless you.
