When a person is broke, he sees everything as an opportunity. Especially if he or she is the type that listens to motivational speakers a lot. Things like "hit the nail when the iron is red, take the risk," "you never can tell which one will work" and so on, can never depart from their heads.
I know you are wondering how I got to know all those things, Experience they say is the best teacher, I have been there before, in fact, I almost got the position of head boy in that academy, but I was rescued.
Ever since the price of fuel got angry with the citizens of Nigeria, and began hiking every day as if we killed their entire family, things just changed. The cost of living became high overnight, some people barely eat two square meals a day. We sought for fuel to negotiate but the guy flew abroad and we do know not when it's coming back. Well, you know man has to survive by all means.
I won't lie, a few months back I was so broke that I didn't even know what a five hundred naira note looked like. I mean it's been long I saw it.
During those days, I woke up one morning and I got a text message, I quickly rushed to my inbox to check it out, and from a distance, I saw Access Bank. My heart skipped for a moment. "Just calm down Emreal," I tried to put myself together.
Down here, we believe in miracles so much, we believe you can pray in the night sleep and wake then see a bag of five million naira at your doorstep by morning. LoL. Our faith is too strong.
I summoned courage and opened the message, low and below, it was not a credit alert but it looked like something that would bring money anyway. The text reads :
"Win N100k this Month! Simply transact 3 times on AccessMore or *901# to qualify. Don't miss this exciting opportunity. Act now! T&Cs apply."
Wow!! I opened my eyes wide, you mean with just three transportation, I could win a hundred dollars? What an opportunity, I said to myself.
I was having three hundred naira in my bank account, I was planning to withdraw it and buy some Maggi cubes and salt, if possible with other ingredients. For a moment I thought what if it's a scam? But then, it's Access Bank they are reliable, and they can't lie to me, come on, I snapped out of the negative thought.
100 dollar isn't a small money, imagine the food stuff it's going to buy for me. Imagine how many packets of Maggi and salt I can buy if the money should come, "take the risk and be a millionaire," I encouraged myself. Moreover, Access bank don't lie.
I didn't even relate the matter to anyone because I don't want anybody to discourage me. I log to my accessMore App. And thought of how I could use that three hundred naira to make three transactions.
I first bought airtime hundred Naira for myself. Then later, transferred a hundred Naira to my mom and lastly, I recharged my girlfriend hundred naira too. She called me and was like" Babe, you said you don't have money, why did you send me airtime?"
"Don't worry, something good is coming our way." She replied amen, thank you. Yes, I am there. I sat down patiently waiting to receive another text congratulating me for winning the hundred dollar. I waited from morning till evening. Every single text that enters my phone I quickly open it to check.
When night came, I had no option but to cook without Maggi, I had little salt, it was what I sprinkled on the food and managed until the following day. I waited for days and didn't see any text again, it was then it became obvious that Access bank just played a fool with me and succeeded. My last three hundred Naira, gosh! I haven't given up though, probably, they are still compiling the list. When the money finally comes, I'll buy airtime for all of you.
LoL! greed and selfishness were what led me into their trap. There are people who lose millions to ponzi schemes and scammers all in the name of doubling what they have. Please let's be wise, doesn't it even sound stupid and fake to invest 10,00 and win 30,000?
Christmas is around the corner, and a lot of scammers will be out there ready to take your hard-earned money, please be smart and don't fall into their traps. Mind you Access Bank didn't scam me, they only tricked me into spending my resources on myself for their own gain. I love Access Bank. They are doing well.
Note: last image is a screenshot from my phone.
