Cybertank 🟧

*An Open Appeal to OPay and Sterling Bank* *OPay and Sterling Bank, please help me recover my hard-earned money.* My name is Kabir, a graduate of Civil Engineering. After graduating from university, I searched for employment for several years without success. As a result, I turned to different kinds of legitimate jobs just to survive. The struggle delayed my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and I eventually served in Abuja during the 2022/2023 service year, six years after graduation. During those difficult years, I got married and was blessed with two wonderful boys. Despite the challenges, I never gave up. After completing my service, I relocated in search of better opportunities. To provide for my family, I took on various jobs, including working as a taxi driver. I also leased vehicles from owners, remitting daily returns to them just to make ends meet. Through years of hard work, sacrifice, and discipline, I finally managed to save enough money to buy my own vehicle so I could start an Uber business without the burden of paying daily returns to a car owner. Unfortunately, on Monday, 27th July 2026, my dream turned into a nightmare. I went to inspect a vehicle that I intended to purchase. After confirming that the car met my expectations, the seller gave me an account number to transfer the amount I had available while I planned to get the remaining ₦200,000 from a friend. In my excitement and carelessness, I mistakenly transferred ₦2.3 million from my Sterling Bank account to the wrong OPay account without confirming the account name. When the seller informed me that he had not received the payment, I immediately realized my mistake. Within less than two minutes of making the transfer, I contacted Sterling Bank to report the erroneous transaction and requested that the funds be placed on hold. I also contacted OPay immediately and explained the situation. I complied with every instruction given to me because I believed the necessary steps would be taken to protect my money. Without wasting any time, I also applied for a Court Order. The Court Order was issued and served on both Sterling Bank and OPay by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 28th July 2026—less than 24 hours after the transaction occurred at approximately 2:11 p.m. on 27th July 2026. To my greatest shock, I was later informed that the recipient’s account balance was only ₦38, meaning the money had already been withdrawn. This has left me devastated. I acted immediately, reported the transaction almost instantly, and even obtained a Court Order within 24 hours. I have heard of similar cases where customers’ funds were successfully recovered. I cannot understand why my case has not received the same attention. The ₦2.3 million I lost represents years of hard work, sacrifice, and hope. It was everything I had saved to build a better future for my family. Today, I honestly do not know how I will feed my wife and my two children. I am humbly appealing to OPay, Sterling Bank, the relevant regulatory authorities, and every well-meaning Nigerian to please help me recover my money. I am not asking for charity—I am simply pleading for justice and for every possible effort to be made to recover my hard-earned savings. Please help me amplify my voice until OPay and Sterling Bank do everything within their powers to resolve this matter. The fraudulent Opay account number is 8067890811, owned by Stanley Ledee Godae. I have also attached evidence of the transaction and the Court Order duly acknowledged by OPay. Thank you, and may God bless everyone who stands with me. @ARISEtv