Pregnant for 15 months: All about the disturbing 'miracle pregnancy' scam luring women
Hindustan TimesA recent investigation has revealed that scammers posing as doctors are luring women with promises of "miracle fertility treatments" that cost hundreds of dollars. A report by BBC Africa Eye said a disturbing fertility scam has been running in Nigeria where illegal clinics are tricking desperate women through false pregnancies. Nigeria has one of the highest birth rates globally and women who are unable to conceive face immense societal pressure to get pregnant. Mystery injections used on women When BBC investigators went undercover as couple seeking fertility treatments, they found fertility clinics with fake doctors offering to help them get pregnant with a mysterious treatment that costs a lot of money and included concoctions and injections.
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