Nigeria has one of the highest birth rates in the world, with women often facing social pressure to conceive and even ostracisation or abuse if they cannot.
Under this pressure, some women go to extremes to realise their dream of motherhood.
For over a year, BBC Africa Eye has been investigating the “cryptic pregnancy” scam.
Scammers posing as doctors or nurses convince women that they have a “miracle fertility treatment” guaranteed to get them pregnant. The initial “treatment” usually costs hundreds of dollars and consists of an injection, a drink, or a substance inserted into the vagina.
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