I was among those who collected ₦100,000 giveaway from bandits during a TikTok live. I later received an email demanding ₦100 million. Please help me — Nigerian man cries out

A Nigerian man has taken to social media to seek help after claiming that he received threats from individuals he believes were connected to a TikTok giveaway he participated in.

According to the man, he received ₦100,000 after joining a livestream on TikTok on June 6. He alleged that the people behind the broadcast later contacted him and demanded a much larger sum of money.

In a video shared online, the man said he initially believed the livestream was harmless and thought those involved were simply entertaining viewers.

He explained that after following the account and submitting his bank details, he received the money. However, he later became worried when he allegedly received a message demanding ₦100 million.

Speaking in Yoruba, he said:

“Where ever you are watching me, I used the moment to confess to everyone ….. Truly bandits came acroess my Tiktok fyp (For your page) on the 6th of june…… during that live, they made us understand they would give people money that followed them and me I also followed them and then I was thinking that they were trying to catch fun, It was a young boy we saw on the Tiktok live so immediately I dropped my account number and took the money, a email entered my phone ….. Please help me they said I should bring N100M please help me I collected the money i was on the live that day it happened”

See video below……..

“Bandit sent me ₦100,000 as a giveaway on TikTok, and now they are requesting ₦100 million from me” — Man cries out for help. pic.twitter.com/Pzvbv99sWN

— The Yoruba Times (@TheYorubaTimes) June 8, 2026