Dr Igudia, a Nigerian natural ‘physician’, has blocked a Mauritian buyer after receiving $880 meant for diabetes drugs.
Louise Michel (not actual title), a citizen of Mauritius, noticed Igudia’s commercial on YouTube. Satisfied of the medication’s efficiency after studying numerous optimistic feedback, Louise contacted the ‘physician’.
For one among Igudia’s numerous natural cures for diabetes, Louise was requested to pay $580.
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“The physician right here instructed me that diabetes has no treatment. However, due to the varied feedback on his YouTube web page the place folks talked about that that they had been cured, I made a decision to pay for an opportunity to be cured,” Louise instructed FIJ.
After exploring numerous financial institution choices, Igudia instructed Louise to ship the cash by way of Western Union to his account.
Not lengthy after the cost nonetheless, Igudia instructed Louise that he would want more cash to ship the medication by UPS. He instructed him that as an alternative of the $150 he had usually used to ship the cash, UPS was asking for $550, so he needed to ship one other $300.
Lousie took a mortgage of $300 and despatched it. Though he didn’t have the cash, he wished to dwell a great life unhindered by diabetes.
“The financial institution instructed me Nigeria is a dangerous nation to ship cash to. They didn’t need to ship the second cost to him. However Dr Igudia instructed me to inform them it’s my proper to ship cash to any nation of alternative. My members of the family had been nervous and I didn’t inform them I used to be sending a second cost,” he mentioned.
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When the financial institution instructed Louise to ask Igudia for proof that he was actual, all he obtained had been phrases and guarantees. He mentioned he was his solely hope for a great life and instructed him to not joke along with his well being.
After receiving the second cost, Igudia stopped replying to Loise’s enquiries. He mentioned he was busy, after which blocked him.
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In response to the financial institution particulars despatched to Louise, the person behind Dr Igudia is Odigie Akoamen Joel. He lives in Edo state and makes use of an Entry Checking account to obtain funds.
For his ‘natural enterprise’, he has a Facebook page, an Instagram page and even a Youtube page, the place he claims to “treatment all types of power ailments with pure herbs remedy with no uncomfortable side effects when taken”.
FIJ confirmed Louise’s declare that Dr Iguida’s remark part is stuffed with optimistic feedback on YouTube.
Iguida doesn’t present his face in his social media posts. Most of the footage of his herb bottles had additionally been utilized by different ‘natural medical doctors’ and don’t bear his model title.
When FIJ reached Igudia, he declined remark and blocked our telephone quantity.
