A US based data platform, Kled AI, has withdrawn its services from Nigeria after reporting widespread fraudulent activity by users.
Founder Avi Patel announced the decision on X, stating that the company had removed the app from the Nigerian app store and imposed an IP ban on the country after detecting what he described as a “95 percent fraud rate.”
“We have removed Kled from the Nigerian app store and IP banned the entire region,” Patel said.
“After several months of uploads we found that Nigeria had a approximately 95 percent fraud rate. Instead of real, usable data, users were uploading pictures of black screens, duplicate photos, internet generated images, AI generated images, at an unimaginable scale.” He added that fraudulent submissions also included fake identity documents during verification processes.
“Fraudsters submitted black screens, duplicate files, AI generated images, and mass produced fake Japanese passports featuring photoshopped Nigerian faces during the Know Your Customer process,” he said.
Patel compared the situation with other countries, noting significantly lower fraud levels elsewhere. “In comparison, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines have a less than 10 percent fraud rate across 10 times the userbase size,” he added.
Founded in 2025, Kled AI operates as a human data marketplace, paying users to upload photos, videos and other content to support artificial intelligence training.
The platform reportedly paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars within four months before the scale of abuse forced the company to act. Despite the withdrawal, Patel suggested the move may not be permanent. The founder indicated that services could return once stronger fraud detection systems are developed.