We are currently living in a man eat
man society, Despite the harsh economic time, some people are working around
the clock to rob other Kenyans their hard earned cash. There is a new trick
which some fraudsters have developed to trap desperate Kenyans to send them
cash.
If you have come across some posters
in town reading, WE RECOVER STOLLEN MOBILE PHONES. CALL 0718 90* ***
These adverts are mainly in the CBD
and other towns in the CBD environs. Many innocent Kenyans have fallen into the
trap of these conmen as many of them wish to recover their stolen phones in
order not to lose the information they had. This is how the conmen are praying
their trick
upon calling
their number tell you to send them you phones IMEI number then MPesa them money
so as to activate Safaricom’s tracking technician who will trace your lost
phone. Moments later, after you’ve wired them the money, they call you back,
inform you that your phone has been tracked (they mention an area far away from
where you live).
After breaking
the good news to you, they then tell you that they are on their way to the
location where the phone is. A few hours later, they make another call
informing you that they are within the location where the phone was traced,
then request you to send them money to fuel and pay policemen to accompany them
so as to apprehend the suspect.
This, they do
assuring you that all the money you send them will be repaid by the culprit
once they make an arrest. The convincing and smooth-talking cons have already
made way with lots of cash from gullible Kenyans so far.
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