“Transfer to PoS”: Nigerian Man Teaches People How to Spot Fake Credit Alert With Bank App

“Transfer to PoS”: Nigerian Man Teaches People How to Spot Fake Credit Alert With Bank App

  • A Nigerian tech reviewer has cautioned people against falling victim to fake transfers during transactions
  • The man said that people should always check their bank apps to confirm credit transactions and not rely on SMS alone
  • Nigerians who had not heard about the app said that they would be more conscious, and some got curious

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A brilliant Nigerian tech reviewer, @kagantech, has exposed how Yahoo boys make fake bank transfers.

He said it is always important to check one's bank app whenever one receives an SMS alert for a transaction.

Fake credit alert/Spotting fake transfers.
The man spoke on fake transfer. The middle photo is for illustration via Getty Images/Rapeepong Puttakumwong Tiktok credit: @kagantech
Source: TikTok

Spotting fake bank transfer

In the video, he explained further that Yahoo boys use an app called ProBank which enables fake transfers.

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@kagatech added that the app could curl up the account balance of a person's account number.

He said such fake transfers could also be spotted by looking at alert descriptions, which always have "Probank" in them.

Watch the video below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Ese Obruche said:

"Thanks for the update nah to find way download Probank."

Ufjessy for you said:

"Hehe, probank thank you make I go my ex mama shop."

BigMike said:

"When there’s glitch money, your pro bank is nothing."

TOCHi Tochyno said:

"Kegan their is one they call glitch money. this one you will see the money in ur app but can't touch it."

Xavier said:

"U too Dey talk."

Feolu said:

"See how they’re lamenting that why did you cast it we’re our own problem in this country."

Danny Snoop said:

"It is very common on Binance trade when you selling USDT."

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Clarkson said:

"Na update you share to us so dey play."

Phizzy_Whingle said:

"Is this a spoiler or update?"

Using ChatGPT undetected

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that @kagantech made a video about people using ChatGPT in their essays and school project and getting caught.

@kagantech said there are ways to use the bot and still go undetected. He mentioned an AI app that "humanises" whatever one has gotten from ChatGPT.

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In other news, a creative man taught many people how to use their phones to increase productivity as a student or an office administrator.

He (@nkosiebahlangene) demonstrated how he converted the hard copy of a document to a soft copy. Before going into the process, he opened his Microsoft 360 app.

Source: Legit.ng

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.