"Why I Returned R250k Mistakenly Sent to Me by Foreign Crypto Trader": Honest Man Breaks Silence

"Why I Returned R250k Mistakenly Sent to Me by Foreign Crypto Trader": Honest Man Breaks Silence

  • A Nigerian youth, Anjola Femi, who returned $14k (R250k) a foreign crypto trader sent to him by mistake has shared how it happened
  • The chemical engineering graduate has opened up about why he actually returned the money and sent a message to the world about Nigerians
  • Femi's act of honesty earned him the admiration and praise of the crypto community and many Nigerians

Rave-of-the-moment Anjola Femi has opened up about why he returned $14k (R250k), which a foreign crypto trader erroneously sent to him.

Femi went viral after the man, @raffayalvpraised him on X for returning the whopping sum without hesitation.

Man returned money sent to him.
A man shared why he returned money mistakenly sent to him by a crypto trader. Image:d3sign
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How foreign crypto trader sent Femi $14k (R250k)

In a new video, Femi explained how the white man mistakenly sent him the money. Femi said he had won $100 (R1,8k) worth of Solana from the foreign crypto trader.

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In an attempt to credit Femi his giveaway prize, the foreigner mistakenly sent $14k (R250k)

"My name is Anjola Femi, the guy that is known as Lucky, that is the Twitter handle @muchino67.So I won this giveaway on Solana, $100 (R1,8k) worth of Solana from Rafael Alvi this morning. So, what happened was that he sent it to me."
"So, when he sent it to me, he now messaged me that he mistakenly sent 100 Solana which was $14k (R250k) instead of $100( R1,8k). So, he requested me to hold 10 and send 90 to him in which I did..." he shared.

Femi shares why he returned the money

Femi, a chemical engineering graduate, said he could not keep the money because he was a child of God and it didn't belong to him.

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He added that his gesture demonstrated to the world that Nigerians had integrity. He said:

"I cannot keep the money because it is not mine. I am child of God and we all know that righteousness exalts a nation and thank God for Apostle Chris Onofua, the Kingdom Spread World Ministry general overseer. He has taught us the way of righteousness, so I am very very happy about what I did.
"He is happy, I am happy. I am just trying to show to the world that we Nigerians we are still great and also have a lot of people with integrity. I am also a graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, 2017 set, chemical engineering to be precise."
"Thank you and God bless you all." he concluded.

Watch his new video here.

People commend Anjola Femi

Social media users trailed the comment section and praised him.

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@Mrgreen589 said:

"This is more than N21,000,000 Naira in Nigeria. Best decision ever to return it."

@busy_brain007 said:

"Things like this always make me remember this quote by Ronald Reagan. I know in my heart that man is good, and what is right will always eventually triumph Proud of you, brother ."

@SQester said:

"Your father in the Lord didn't make you send back money. You owe yourself that praise and God alone at this point. It's who you are. Congrats though."

@raffayalvi said:

"We love you brother. You are a true example of pureness, sincerity and a genuine soul."

@kryptoGeneral01 said:

"Well-done bro."

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