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I met this online posts on tik tok about second hand as well as new bikes sold on sold and cash as well. I called the number there and the answerer gave me the following sale prices (it's still in their page till now) :- brand new bikes (irregardless of the type) you deposit 15000 (for loan options) and pay 300per day for a certain amount of time that varies with the bike , for the cash it depends on the bike specs also. For second hand bikes, only a deposit of 6500 is needed and a guaranter (2), original ID card and KRA pin. The amount is calculated according to the bike condition, both for loan and cash (instant or upfront payments). Loan for second hand bikes you pay 200 per day. Now they said that they are located at Nakuru town - biashara house ( I travelled there it is a building with safaricom kinda markings and phones are sold on the ground floor as well as other businesses. On reaching the destination (Nakuru town) they said that one needs to book for an appointment since the space in the company is limited to 40 clients. I told him ( it was a man always on the phone) that I have no problem with the payments, but to see what I'm paying for, and for the appointment/space booking fee/ticket (as he put it) I'll pay at the gate (of the presumed company). After a few unanswered calls, he called on another line and sounded like a different person this time. And told me that I have to pay first for hime to come get me with now the receipt at hand. I sensed this a bit fishy (having wasted time and bus fare to Nakuru, at least I made it to a county I have never been) I didn't pay but travelled back. I wanted to take or rather purchase (of course on loan) a new bike or second hande that was in good road condition. I woulda lost 15000 or 6500 or the 1250 for (imaginary) booking fee. NB: I didn't loose money to them, but their tack ticks are soo tempting and might hook up someone who is not on the lookout.

Remited crypto to this guy and he failed to remit back the funds. Any attempt to reach him as been futile

Pretended that he is from safaricom and asked for money

Sent an edited message and asked for refunding the money.

Payment for something that was not delivered then blocked immediately after.

Send me a message "Tuma kwa hii number" and yet we hadn't agreed on that, though i didn't fall for it.

Dear Parent/Guardian; Kindly NOTE that your child will be sent home tomorrow due to this term's(term1) School fee balances as the others prepare for Monday's exams. Contact the accounts office on 0755629765 for inquiries. APPROVED PAYMENT ACCOUNTS; 1. BANK TRANSFER. 2. SCHOOL PAYBILL; Paybill: 400200 Account No: 25470570895301 (Cooperative Bank) Thanks.

This number impersonated a trader

I contacted Ahadi Movers via their WhatsApp number (0721 909090) to transport my household goods from Railways Go-Down to my home in Nairobi. After receiving a quotation, I paid KES 11,000 to their paybill account (720820). The transaction reference is SD579BAMK5. However, they never showed up to collect the goods. They stopped answering their phone calls and have not responded to my messages or refund requests to date. As a result of their failure to honor the agreement, I incurred additional storage charges for one extra day and was forced to use another service provider.

Pretended to be Safaricom customer care. Asked me to dial a USSD code to 'upgrade my SIM.' Turned out to be a SIM swap attempt. They almost got access to my M-Pesa. Reported to Safaricom.

Rogue mobile money agents who manipulated transaction processes to steal from customers. Common tactic included showing a fake 'failed transaction' screen while the withdrawal was actually processed. Victims only discovered the theft when checking their balance later.

Fraudulent agents claiming to represent OPay recruited merchants with promises of zero transaction fees. They collected registration deposits and personal ID copies. OPay Kenya clarified these were unauthorized representatives using their brand to steal money and personal data.

Recurring scam where SMS messages claim recipients have won the Safaricom M-Pesa promotion. Victims are asked to send 'processing fees' to claim prizes. Safaricom has repeatedly warned that they never ask winners to pay fees. Thousands lose money annually to this scheme.

Paybill advertised on a poster in Nairobi CBD for cheap DStv subscriptions. Paid KES 2,500 for a 3-month package. No subscription activated. Number now unreachable.

Fake Paybill number shared on Facebook claiming to be KPLC token purchase. Paid KES 3,000 for electricity tokens that never arrived. The real KPLC paybill is 888880.

Called claiming to be from KRA. Said I had unpaid taxes and would be arrested if I didn't pay immediately via M-Pesa. Very threatening tone. KRA does NOT collect taxes via M-Pesa to personal numbers.

WhatsApp message offering M-Pesa loan of up to 100K. Asked for KES 2,000 registration fee. After paying, was told I need to pay KES 5,000 more for 'insurance.' Clearly a pyramid of fees with no actual loan.

Sent me a fake M-Pesa confirmation message showing KES 25,000 deposit. Then called saying it was a mistake and I should send it back. The message was completely fake - my actual balance hadn't changed.

Someone called saying they sent M-Pesa to my number by mistake and asked me to return KES 5,000. I checked my account - no money received. They were trying to social engineer a reverse transaction.

Received SMS claiming I won Safaricom promotion. Called number, was asked to send KES 1,500 'processing fee' via M-Pesa. Money gone, no prize. Classic advance fee scam.