The digital age, a realm of endless possibilities, had dawned upon us all for long. Yet, for many Nigerians, it was a mirage, a tantalizing glimpse of prosperity obscured by a veil of digital illiteracy. Amidst this digital divide, a shadowy platform emerged, promising financial freedom to the masses. But behind its alluring facade lurked a sinister truth, a calculated exploitation of the vulnerable, a digital heist in plain sight.
The Goshare project was met with grin from many Nigerians who came across the link; through friends who shared it with them, looking for referrals, or stumbled on it while enjoying their daily scrolls on their social media spaces. The project comes in the form of pay-per-task performed, a close example of other social earning platforms in history.
Going further to earning bigger rewards, users are required to link their WhatsApp accounts to the platform; a very big red flag as it grants the organisers automatic access to the user’s WhatsApp accounts. This, an unfortunate step most of the users carried out, without knowledge of the possible consequences.
