Details on How an upcoming Artiste got scammed by alleged YBNL manager, Mr. Alexander Okeke

An upcoming Artiste has recently been scammed by a fake YBNL manager on the internet who claims to be Mr. Alexander Okeke. the upcoming artiste named Oluwatosin came online to pour out his mind.

Read his story below, with no edition.

My name is Oluwatosin an artiste base
here in ib, May 6, 2017 I was reading
latest news about record lebels and I saw
news abt YBNL AUDITION and I click on it
so it show to knw more about the
Audition contact d manager number
08119161299, I copied the number and
dial it with my True caller application and
it bring the name YBNL but rhe the
person dont pick it i did it twice, so i
search it on whatsapp and it show on
whatsapp but offline so i drop message
introducing myself and how i got the
number, on the 7th which is d 2nd day at
noon the YBNL number message me and
send me this details about YBNL
AUDITION

“There is an ongoing audition
for the YBNL ENTERTAINMENT.
the audition is taking place at Protea
hotels, Victoria islands, Lagos state..
everyone anywhere can apply for the
audition.The audition is usually 1/2 days..
Candidates will be lodged and fed, there
will be no charges for this.. It’s free… All
you need to do is prepare.
we have everything else covered, You are
to perform any 2 songs you know how to
sing best (your own song if you want
to).. Please note that it’s not a
competition, it’s just an audition.. You
aren’t competing with anyone.. The fact
that you got a text from YBNL already
shows you qualified but your physical
presence is required..
You will be signed if you are successful
but the platform is not for free, You’ll
make the deposit of #15,000 for the
registration .. I’ll send you the platform
via whatsapp or email before you make
the payment, which you’ll print out and
fill.. You’ll bring the form and deposit
teller along with you to the audition venue
on the audition date.. you will receive a
commencement message when will start
up your registration and a confirmation
message would be sent to you after the
notification of your payment which will
contain the date, time and venue of your
interview.
We don’t allow people come directly to us
to buy the platform to avoid unnescessary
crowd around us. You’ll send me the
name of any popular vehicle park close to
you when you get to Lagos.. Our vehicle
will meet up with you there and the
journey will commence.

Question 1: How do you know i have paid?
Answer:Yes, the bank will send us an sms
& email alert that someone with name like
this paid and their teller number.

Question 2: If i pay this amount will i pay
any additional fee?
Answer: No!

Question 3: How Quick would the
confirmation message come? Answer: Our
source has never failed us but latest a
day”.

I let him knw that am interested in
this Audition but my problem is money so
I news he help that am hustler and he
send me this message again

” I can only
help you if you can afford to pay #8000″

but I tell him I can’t meet up but I will try
my best to arrange 5000 so he said ok, he
said he will send me d audition form now
that I should make sure I print it and keep
it well because of scammers and. After my
payment they will confirm me and send me
more detail abt the audition….. See below;

Please don’t give anyone this platform to
view, avoid reaching to scammers.
Fill the platform with any photo editor or
print it out to fill and send it back to us

[5/8, 11:17 PM] Ybnl: Snap it and send it
to me via whatsapp after filling it with your
details, you will bring the original copy
with you when coming for the interview

[5/8, 11:18 PM] Ybnl: Or you can scan it
to my email-
iamalexanderokeke@gmail.com

[5/9, 8:10 AM] Ybnl: Name: osaretin
osamuyimen
Acc numbr: 3096739960
First bank

[5/9, 8:10 AM] Ybnl: Notify us immediately
you make the payment.

I try all my best and I see no money till
Sunday may 22, 2017 one of my boss in
office borrow 4000 and I fill like I should
send it bcus I can spend it, so early
Monday morning May 23, 2017, I called he
number twice he don’t pick it so I went
down to bank to send the money to the
account he send to me, after sending the
money I called him and he pick it, so I told
him I send 4000 because a boss of mine
only see 4000 borrowed me and I don’t
want to spend it and he told me he will
check that after checking he will confirm
me throughout that day he dont send me
any confirmation message and i called him
at night he picked and said he will called
their admin now they will send me the
confirmation message, mean while at noon
i saw a facebook user name Alexander
Okeke same pics on instagram and some
of the pics that the YBNL whtsapp number
always use as dp also, this make me feel
like is the same person so I message him
that hw don see the alert? So this
Facebook user telling me which alert and I
told him am the one he always chatted
with on whatsapp about audition and the
Facebook user said he is scam that he is
the real YBNL MANAGER and he too said I
should send 5000 for form so so this
enable me shoutout to the world that lot of
people are using YBNL MANAGER NAME to
scam upcoming artistes…….. Olamide pls
post YBNL MANAGER NUMBER to the
world and find solution to this……. Am in
debt…..