Browse Scam Reports

They mobilize me to join their company promising greater rewards and that I had to pay them some money in order to start earning

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

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.

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.