BEWARE: There Is A Cryptic Pregnancy Scam Going On In Nigeria In 2020

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#BEWARE Of Cryptic Pregnancy Scam In Nigeria

Information going around on social media shows that there is a series of cryptic pregnancy scam going on in Nigeria. In as much as we love sharing wedding pictures, stories and articles, it is imperative that we bring to your attention, the scam going on with regards to having babies.  Please read and share it. Our prayer is that you’ll not be a victim of any scam.

What Is Cryptic Pregnancy?

According to information available on BBC,

Cryptic Pregnancy is a term used when a woman has no idea that she is pregnant – some women report not knowing until they are in labour.

About one in 2,500 births is a “cryptic birth” That equals about 300 births in the UK a year.

Some cases are associated with a period of stress when a woman may not have, or not experience, the usual signs of pregnancy

Even women who have irregular or absent periods still experience other pregnancy symptoms

Earlier this week,  a  Nigerian doctor- Abah Ehi Peters has taken to social media to expose a Cryptic Pregnancy scam going on in Nigeria.

According to Abah Ehi Peters,  the scam involves brainwashing women into believing that they are pregnant. Those involved in this scam pose as medical experts.  They would inject vulnerable women ( those in desperate need of a baby ) with a high level of oestrogen and sometimes progesterone hormones.

These hormones form cysts and cause women’s abdomen to appear as though they are pregnant. Women pay up to N1,800,000 for this scam depending on whether they want a male or female child.

Dr Abah Ehi Peters who brought this to light via his Twitter page shared his conversation with a patient who believed she was pregnant.

Please read series of  tweets  from Dr Abah Ehi Peters regarding the scam Cryptic Pregnancy

 

Cryptic Pregnancy Scam

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Me: Good morning Ma'am, how may I help you?

Patient: Good morning Doc, I am about 3 months pregnant but still seeing my menses monthly and I am worried.

Me: It is not normal to be pregnant and still be bleeding or seeing your menses.

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Me: How was this pregnancy confirmed? PT? Ultrasound Scan?
Any pregnancy symptoms?

Patient: They said I should not go to any hospital for antenatal or pregnancy tests because the baby won't show in scan and pregnancy test would be negative.

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Me: Who are these "They" that told you these?
It is strange that a woman will be pregnant for 3 months yet PT test can't detect hCG level or ultrasound scan show the fetus.

Patient: Ha! Doc, you've not heard about cryptic pregnancy that most women are going for in this town?

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Me: (Dumbfounded) Cryptic Pregnancy? You mean the MTV's series “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant”? I don't understand ma'am

Patient: No, Doc there's a woman that gets women pregnant via cryptic pregnancy n they even have a WhatsApp group where some ladies share their testimonies

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

At that moment I had to adjust the temperature of the air conditioning system because the interaction was becoming interesting when I heard "WhatsApp group" and "There's a woman that gets women pregnant via cryptic pregnancy"

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Me: Ma'am, from your biodata I can see you're a Barrister, when you heard the word cryptic, weren't you skeptical about the whole process?
Cryptic is something obscure/not clear or mysterious.
Why allow someone help make you pregnant and it's is now cryptic/hidden or suspicious?

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Patient: (Heads down and feeling bad probably)

Me: Okay, let's google what cryptic pregnancy is all about together.

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Cryptic pregnancy or stealth or delayed pregnancy is a lack of subjective awareness of pregnancy until the end of gestation in pregnant women.
They aren’t common, but they’re not unheard of, either. It has an incidence of 1:475. Causes are not clear.

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

There is no medical literature to support the fact that someone can make you pregnant in a cryptic way

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Me: Ma'am, so you see that cryptic pregnancy is an abnormal finding and not a normal one. Please tell me more about it.

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Patient: I was introduced by a friend, they have 3 categories N500,000, N1,000,000 and N1,800,000 depending on sex selection and success rate.

On my 1st visit to the clinic after confirmation of payment, something was inserted into my vagina..

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

..and I was asked to have regular vaginal sexual intercourse with my husband and return in 4 weeks time and was told am pregnant in a cryptic way and that I should not bother going to any hospital for antenatal or for pregnancy tests because the baby won't show in scan

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Me: Did you ask them what was inserted into your vagina?

Patient: No

Me: Why not? Beside being a Lawyer don't you know it is your right to know what drug is being given to you, why it's being given and possible side effects/reactions?

Patient: (Awkward silence)

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Me: Please go on..

Patient: Was told to only visit their clinic and come regularly for an injection until the completion of 9 months after which I will deliver via c/s because the baby is a special one. And that I will continue seeing my menses but should not be bothered

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

Me: Wow!!!, how many of such injections have you received?

Patient: Three

Me: Okay, now before we continue let's do an "Abdominopelvic ultrasound scan" with our 3D ultrasound machine and have our experienced Radiologist & Sonographer search for that hidden baby in your body

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

About an hour later after a thorough scan and a repeat PT test. No baby was found and PT negative.
Only findings was an enlarged liver, ?left ureteric stone, right ovarian cyst and multiple leiomyoma

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

In summary, after thorough investigation and interviews of other women that victims of this scheme by me and my colleagues; This is our findings/conclusion..

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

What these scam centres actually do is that they keep injecting these women with high level of oestrogen and sometimes progesterone hormones that cause the abdomen to bloat/enlarge, formation of cysts and appearance of being pregnant.

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

These frauds ain't concerned about the implications of high doses of such hormones on these women like breast cancer, ovarian cancer and stroke

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

By the 9th month these victims are booked for fraudulent elective c/s and general anaesthesia is used to put them to sleep and upon recovery or waking up from the effect of the anaesthesia she will find a baby or babies by her side depending on the amount paid.

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 8, 2019

We discovered that most of them can't initiate breast feeding or don't breastfeed at all. This elaborate scam brainwash these women and they throw all sense of reasoning away no matter how educated they are. Their desperation for a child make them easy prey

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 9, 2019

The so called WhatsApp group of women sharing testimonies is another scam to keep these women believing

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 9, 2019

Cryptic Pregnancy in Eastern part of Nigeria is a big money spinning scam. Cryptic Pregnancy cannot be forced or created

— Abah Ehiowoicho Peter (@Dr_Blueprint01) July 9, 2019

 

Please be aware that a high level of oestrogen and progesterone hormones can cause cancer and stroke. Find out more about Cryptic Pregnancy here

These revelation raised concerns about the source of babies given to their customers after 9 months. People are really worried about where they got the babies. It is alleged that these scammers run baby factories.

Baby factories. Those exist.

— Mark Amaza (@amasonic) July 12, 2019

The latest Cryptic Pregnancy in 2020 happened right in Akwa Ibom. Watch the video below:

 

Please Ndito Akwa Ibom, #BEWARE!! If you like this article, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel for wedding trailer. You can also find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook