"I’m Losing My Mind”- Lady Cries Out After Stranger Allegedly Refuses To Return Mistaken N800K

A young Nigerian woman has sparked widespread sympathy and outrage online after revealing she mistakenly transferred N800,000 to the wrong account — and the recipient has allegedly refused to return the funds.

The victim, known on X (formerly Twitter) by the handle @ii\_kach, took to the platform to recount her ordeal, which she says began after an error during a routine transaction led to the large sum being sent from her Union Bank account to an unknown GTBank account.

“Please help me. I’m losing my mind,” she wrote in a distressed post that quickly went viral. “I mistakenly sent 800,000 naira to a wrong account number (GTB BANK). I’ve been to GTB bank to make a complaint and I was told that the account cannot be put on hold.”

Despite reporting the incident swiftly, @ii\_kach said her efforts to retrieve the funds have hit a wall. According to her, officials at GTBank were able to reach the account holder who received the mistaken transfer, but the individual allegedly refused to return the money — and had even begun spending it.

“The bank has reached out to the recipient and she refused to send the money back. She has also started spending the money,” the young woman lamented in a follow-up post.

Her heartbreaking story has ignited conversations across social media, with many users demanding stronger accountability from banks in handling erroneous transfers. Critics argue that financial institutions should have better safeguards in place to freeze disputed funds and facilitate quick resolution in such scenarios.

As of press time, there has been no official statement from GTBank or Union Bank on the matter.

Legal and financial experts online have advised victims of mistaken transfers to swiftly file formal complaints and seek court orders to help retrieve funds in such situations — particularly when the recipient is uncooperative.

The incident adds to growing concerns over the ease with which money can be lost through simple digital banking errors — and the difficulty victims often face in getting justice.

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Posted: at 3-05-2025 08:08 PM (4 days ago) | Addicted Hero

She starts spending it like a buffet  

Posted: at 3-05-2025 08:27 PM (4 days ago) | Grande Master

Very sad...the useless banks in Nigeria never help...those thieves that run the Nigerian banks, many of them should be in prison. Banks/bankers are culpable in most online scams. An innocent person hustling and trying to make ends meet bring a complaint that she made a wrong transaction. Very simple,  put a temporary halt to that account and invite the recipient over for question. If she refuses to come, that shows she's a thief.  Reverse the money back to the owner. All the thieves that defraud people in that Nigeria,  is it not banks they use??? Those useless banks are the major problems.

Posted: at 4-05-2025 06:36 AM (4 days ago) | Hero