Nigerian doctor, Chinonso Egemba, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, has raised alarm over a rising “cryptic pregnancy” scam targeting unsuspecting women.

According to him, fraudsters posing as medical professionals administer hormone injections to mimic pregnancy symptoms and later hand victims babies believed to have been trafficked.

In a post on X, he cautioned, “There’s a pregnancy SCAM going on: Anybody that tells you that another person cannot see the baby in your womb with an ultrasound scan is about to scam you.”

“If there’s a pregnancy it would be seen by ultra sound scans. A lot of women are being scammed this way.

“Then they pump them full of drugs to mimic pregnancy and tell them not to do scans. Then produce a baby and give it to the woman. It’s a criminal racket.”

The warning about the pregnancy scam gained traction after Bambam, a former Big Brother Naija star, shared a viral testimony about a woman in her church who allegedly carried a pregnancy for three years and four months, calling it “God’s miracle.”

This claim sparked controversy, prompting Dr. Olusina Ajidahun, known as ‘The Bearded Dr. Sina’ on X to weigh in and reiterate his earlier warnings about the “cryptic pregnancy” scam.

“Trust me, the woman in your church is unlikely to have carried the baby for 3 years.

“I'll lay down my life for one deserving person,” says Aproko Doctor

“She was likely injected with hormones to make her gain weight and have pregnancy symptoms like vomiting. Ask her, her scans were likely done only in one hospital (They will tell her not to go elsewhere).

“On the day of the said delivery, they knocked her & made her sleep with drugs and then gave her a stolen baby.

“It is a cartel of Baby factories that give stolen children to desperate, middle aged to elderly and women longing for children. They tell them it is “Cryptic pregnancy.”

The “cryptic pregnancy” scam has been exposed by a BBC Africa Eye investigation, revealing the ruthless exploitation of desperate women.

Fraudsters pose as medical professionals, administering hormone injections to mimic pregnancy symptoms, and later handing women babies believed to have been trafficked.

These women are often told not to seek second opinions and are left confused and heartbroken after being tricked into believing they’re pregnant.

The investigation uncovered facilities where victims, including teenagers, were held against their will and subjected to inhumane conditions.

Experts warned that this scam preys on vulnerable women, often charging them large sums for fake treatments. (The Nation)