Frederick Leonard, a Nollywood actor, has had enough of his name and reputation being tainted by fraud.
The actor has finally spoken out after receiving messages from fraud victims about how imposters posing as him defraud his fans of their hard-earned money.
Freddie, who is currently on vacation, became frustrated with the constant draggings and complaints and lashed out at the victims.
He believes that victims of internet scams are just as guilty as the perpetrators.
He shared screenshots of his chats with a female fan, noting how the lady was almost as smart until she chose to be evasive and play reverse psychology, unaware that he was on his period today.
“I’m on Holidays so I have the time to attend to some nonsense. I have always said that the victims of internet scam by means of impersonation are as guilty as the imposters. She was almost smart, but then chose to be evasive and wanted to play reverse psychology, not knowing that I’m on my period today. Everyone that got scammed indulged the imposter! If you get scammed (Obviously because you indulged) Do nit come to my mail or dm. Report to the local police/authority in your country, not me. I am not the FBI. I’m a filmmaker”.
Freddie Leonard isn’t the only one caught up in this situation.
Mr P of the popular duo Psquare, music superstar Peter Okoye, had lashed out at fraud victims.
Peter Okoye wondered if fraudsters use charms in their operations because he doesn’t understand how they can persuade victims to pay for giveaways.
Mr P stated this while responding to the rantings of a victim who had fallen into the hands of fraudsters impersonating the singer.
Taking to Twitter, the victim demanded that the singer refund his money.
The victim cursed him and told him not to embarrass himself on the app.
In response, Peter stated that a good name was preferable to a bad name.
He blamed the victims, accusing them of being selfish and greedy.
Peter mentioned how giveaways were supposed to be free, but they were taken advantage of by con artists.
Tope Adebayo, a Nollywood actor and director, bowed to pressure after admitting to defrauding his business partner.
Tope Adebayo was the talk of the internet for days after a man accused him of defrauding him of over two million naira.
The man claimed that Tope Adebayo’s immediate family, including his father, were aware of the scam, but the latter continued to post him with no update.
Tope Adebayo, in response to the online trends, called out the blog that allegedly shared the news about him without verification, claiming he did not defraud anyone.
Tope Adebayo disclosed his agreement with his partner in 2019 but was unable to carry it out due to COVID, which shook 2020.
Tope Adebayo also revealed that his partner had taken the majority of the money he contributed to sponsor the project, which became an issue later on.
Tope Adebayo detailed how the agreement came about and what caused the work disruption on his Instagram page.
