Unmasking Deception: How Lady Discovered Her Partner’s Lies, Fraud and more

A Ghanaian professional conference interpreter identified as Constante Gakpo has shared her story on Silent Beads, illustrating a cautionary tale about the complexities of love and trust.

She recounted meeting a gentleman very casually, explaining that he was a Facebook friend. After checking out his profile, they began talking, and she found the conversation flowed easily; she described him as interesting with a good sense of humour. He had mentioned that he was a cybersecurity expert involved in social media marketing.

She noted that things escalated quickly, and within a week, she felt as if she had known him forever, with feelings starting to develop. He hinted at wanting to propose, although he never directly did so. Eventually, she made it clear that she was open to starting a relationship.

However, she always sensed that there was more to him than he was revealing. She prayed for clarity, and then one day, she received an Instagram message from someone who introduced herself, saying she came in peace and thought they had a mutual friend. This person mentioned his full name and disclosed that he was actually dating her best friend.

In her words;

“I met this gentleman very casually. As I said, he was a Facebook friend. I checked out his profile and noticed he probably checked out mine too. We exchanged hellos, and our conversation flowed effortlessly. I found him interesting and liked him; he had a good sense of humour and shared that he was a cybersecurity expert involved in social media marketing.

“I introduced myself innocently, and before long, we took our conversation from Facebook to WhatsApp. Things progressed quickly. Within a week, it felt like I had known him forever, and feelings started to blossom. We spent hours talking on the phone, just like any new couple getting to know each other. At one point, I felt it was time to make my intentions clear, so I let him know I was open to starting a relationship.

“However, throughout my relationship with Kwiku, I sensed he was hiding a lot from me. I felt like the Kwiku I knew wasn’t the real Kwiku; he seemed to lead a double life. I often prayed for clarity about the questions he avoided answering.

“One day, I received an Instagram DM from someone saying, ‘I come in peace; I think we have a friend in common.’ She mentioned his full name, and I confirmed I knew him. She told me, ‘He’s actually dating my best friend, and he’s mentioned you as a work colleague at TogoCom.’ My heart sank when she revealed they had been together for five months, and he had been asking her for money under various pretenses.

“They had figured out my name because he had mentioned me before telling them he was traveling for work. So, the friend reached out to me first, unsure of how I would react. I agreed to talk, and when we connected on WhatsApp, she revealed there were actually four of us involved with him. We decided to create a WhatsApp group to share our stories—how we met him and what he had done to each of us.

“As we exchanged our experiences, everything began to fall into place. I realized that I had been the one he had taken the most money from, amounting to hundreds, even tens of thousands of cedis. The group decided to report him to the police, and I joined them as a complainant.

“One of the women, the most recent one he had been dating, concocted a story to lure him to a spa date. He liked to be pampered, so when she suggested it, he jumped at the chance. He even fabricated stories to extract money from her, claiming he needed cash for fuel and owed his mechanic. She sent him money, promising more when he arrived. Little did he know, the police were waiting for him.

“As he walked into the spa, officers dressed as civilians approached him, saying, ‘Gentleman, come here.’ That was how he was apprehended and taken to the station. When I arrived the next day, the police were shocked at the amount he owed me. They refused to release him, stating he had to remain in custody until I arrived.

“When they interrogated him, the tension in the room was palpable. It was infuriating; when asked simple yes or no questions, he would sidestep the answers with elaborate stories, trying to confuse everyone. The officers had to remind him several times, ‘Do you know this young lady?’ He confirmed he did and had told her he was working on visas to travel to Canada and the US for job opportunities. However, when asked if he had ever left the country, he said no. They also probed his educational background, revealing he hadn’t even completed university.

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