You almost sent????....kumbe hujaongea na wale wako na containers waiting for clearance.

pole specky.
I met one/two too.
Gave him my email cz it was work related from the beginning.
Dude told me that he works in UK and that needs a guide cz he's coming to Kenya via Uganda for biz.
I googled the place he claimed to work and it existed.

Apparently,a friend of his relocating back to UK from Uganda had sold him a vehicle which he planned on using to cross into Kenya.
I like being of help so he got me there.
Told me that his wife died of cancer and that he has a kid,he just loved kenya blablabla.
I offered to help him on the kenyan side.
I called a friend working with a tour firm and told him to expect a 'client'
I wanted him to accompany me when I meet him cz I don't visit strangers alone.
A week later he called saying that he's in Uganda stuck at the border with the teh car full of goodies from duty free UK.smh! thought I was soo shagmondoz.
He needed to pay customs for the vehicle but he was unable to withdraw because his bank was across border in busia ie Kenyan side.
The 'customs' wwere demanding 40k eti, so he begged me to send via mpesa to teh 'customs'then once we meet in Kenya he will refund the money.The twang!! lol

I told him that I was willing to talk to the border officials because they are people I deal with daily.
He even used different phone lines.
The 'border official'after introducing himself said that the fellow was seated in his car,ful off stuff,looking very depressed and threatening to go back.

When I told him that I couldn't send cash but I was willing to help ,based on the issue sorrounding the car,the twang disappeared and he spoke with local accent.

'onatuma pesa au hutumi'? Alaa!! I was shocked at how this mzungu had suddenly developed a kyuk accent.
But honestly teh thought of sending crossed my mind so Specky I understand.

people are different, some have a soft spot for helping

honestly i almost sent....when i thot of the gone workmate na bill ya ICU kwanza MPshah,iko......wacha tu,so i had seen this as God sent,u guys should have seen the smile on my face nikisikia ati nipelekee bibi yake 20k

exactly! these are people who are smart enough to come up with innovative ways to make clean money but choose the shortcuts.

One even got a facebook girlfriend only to get a mans name when he sent some MPesa!!!!

Mbona threads zinatolewa club SK na kuletwa mahali traffic haiko???

Copy pasted from facebook

Rule of the game: In towns, uptown, downtown, upcountry or
wherever, Never shake hands with strangers. Never bow to suggestions.(ati ctwende
kando kidogo ama nipeleke). Never send money. Insist on walking to a security personnel nearby incase anyone needs some
assistance from you. Its simple dont agree on anything from someone you dont know, either physicaly or over the phone. If anyone asks whether you have something like a plain paper or pen, HUNA. Or assist in filling a
certain form or loading credit...HUJUI. Simple. If they wanna know the time, tell them to walk to a city clock... IF ANYONE INSISTS RUN VERY FAST. LOOK LEFT AND RIGHT AND CONTINUE RUNNING..Stay safe..

I admit. being conned is sooo easy. And once you get conned they will try extract a little more. I have a lady pal who has been a good pal since our schooling days. So one day she calls me and tells me she really needs some cash urgently. There were some goods being sent and were stuck sijui where. Customs stuff. Now the only problem, as opposed to essyks version is that this mama was actually expecting some stuff she was importing with some pal in Dubai with whom they were running the biz with. So I did not question much coz she only wanted a 10k which I had in my phone anyway. After 20 min she told me to sent 20k coz there was a problem in the calculation based on the exchange rate. And her hubby was not available on phone. I only sent a further 10k but my 6th sense was up. She texted saying she was ok but needed more cash. I had to ask for the whole story bit by bit and I told her she was being conned. She told me it was impossible. To cut the long story short ALMOST a 100k went into thin air. She refunded as promised but the lesson was learnt.

People who are not GREEDY, are not easily conned. Unless it is those madawa that make you lose sense.

not really, these guys have got me severally and that's despite me considering myself a 'street smart' fellow.When you think about it, this guys spend days, weeks and months planning their cons.They mess with your psychology, your willingness to assist others in need and lust for fast money as you say.

Knowing what I know now, i cannot look down on anyone for being conned, unless ulienda kuombewa pesa!!!!

break it down please....