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How I almost got Scammed! (Christmas Money, Scammers, and Prayer Wars)

22/12/22

Sheesh...

I'd been entrusted with keeping my family's Christmas money and taking record of the expenses which my elder brother sent to my account and guess what?!?

I thought I'd been scammed!

Today I got the biggest scare of my life.
I'm a really dramatic bunch and only early this morning, I had created a big ruckus.

Gawd! (face palms)

Guys... Please don't pray and start declaring on People's name if you're not sure. 
I literally rained the fire of God on this one name. I had bound and loosed everything I had. 
I had cried my eyes out and sat in loneliness. 
I had even been accused of taking the money for myself!

The story of how I got (NOT) SCAMMED

Treasure, just like any other morning was on her phone (as per usual) researching ways to make money online that's not illegal.

After a while, I got out of bed ready to carry out my morning chores, but before that, we have got to remember to thank God right?

Yeah... Definitely!

After my quick prayer, I went to use my phone again.
I had just popped into the browser when I saw this flashy green notification on my phone.

What gives?

I tapped it, allowed it to load, and was obviously redirected to login using my phone number.

Loading...

I then got a notification for a verification and just immediately after that, got a DEBIT message!!!!

Guy... I literally got a mini-heart attack.
This money?
The one in my care?
Hacked by scammers?
God forbid!!

I tried entering the OTP I had been given (1st mistake!) to see if it would work. 

Nothing... Absolutely nothing!!!

With this fear in my body, I started tapping the return botton of my phone and it was still in the same page.

I wanted to literally die at that point(not in a real sense though).

Without notifying me, my eyes had started bawling out and I didn't know what to do.

How was I going to explain this?
What would I tell my parents?
How would I get back the money that was put in my care back?

I did the only thing that I could possibly do, and that was pray.
In the heat of the moment I had prayed, called the consuming fire, built altars and destroyed demons.

I'm pretty sure devil would be looking at me and say, "Girl, this wasn't my fault. This one is all you."

To cut the long story short, after boldly (not really) going to my parents and telling them that I had been scammed, receiving the lash outs, and crying while hearing it all, I got to find out that the supposed message notification I received after tapping on the site was from the transaction I carried out yesterday (major facepalm).

Apparently I got the notification this morning, and at the same time as when I received the OTP code.

Wow...

Lessons Learnt from Incident

I learnt a whole lot and this incident has taught me the following;

1. I still have a lot to learn.
Yep... I really do and I'm only just beginning.

2. In the matters of money and situations in general, it best not to act on impulse. Don't just jump into conclusion. 
Breathe, clear your mind, and think rationally. 
In a situation like this, the best bet is to ask yourself once you are calm, "what next?"
"How do I solve and deal with this situation?"

3. Be careful.
It's the Christmas season and a lot of crazy things are going on. 
You need to be very sensitive and beware of scammers and all kinds of thieves. 
Generally, things like scamming happen everyday and so, the need to be cautious cannot be overstated.

4. Learn to keep Account.
If I had kept account of everything I had done the day before, I wouldn't have been in such conflicted state.
Take records, check yourself, and in all sincerity, do not overlook the little details such as date and time.

5. Most importantly, calmly pray!
I'm saying this because the moment I noticed that something was wrong, I had started blasting in prayer. I was literally ready to call down fire to consume the thief without knowing that I was my own thief.
In situations like this, praying in tongues is the best way because when we don't know what to pray about, the holy spirit will lead is to pray right.
If I had done that, I mostly would have received a calm spirit and would have been able to think rationally. When I prayed about the fire of God consuming the thief, I had only just about increased my own anxiousness and made matters worse.

In conclusion, 
It was very foolish of me to not think before acting. When pressure is put on you, it's can be very bad.
Also, make sure to handle matters in a rational manner, do not jump into conclusions too soon, and primarily be cautious when important factors are put in your care. 

God loves you😌

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