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SCAM ALERT
True story
The 10 shilling coin was introduced in Kenya in 1994.However its very hard for you to see a ten shilling coin with the year 1994 at the back.Most of them are normally 1997.
One guy(lets call him John) went to a shop somewhere in Kiambu county and bought cigarettes worth one hundred shillings using 10 ten shillings coins.(10*10 to give you 100 shillings). The shop owner took the money and sold the cigarettes to John and that was it.John left.
Two weeks later another guy(lets call him Alex) came to the to the same shop and bought a soda.As you know in these local shops,you can’t take the soda bottle away and so the shop owner opened the soda for Alex and he started drinking the soda at the shop.
As Alex was enjoying his soda,he initiated a conversation with the shop owner. He told the shop owner that he buys 1994 ten bob coins at KES 1000 per coin. The shop owner went to his coin drawer to check if by chance he might be having any coin dated 1994. To his surprise he had 10 coins dated 1994 (remember the coins John used to buy the cigarettes???).
The mzee was in luck. Alex took the coins and paid the mzee KES 10,000. The mzee had never been happier.(A good deal,right?). Alex then told the mzee to take his number incase he gets more coins, Alex would be a phone call away. Alex left.
The over excited mzee went to all surrounding shops and even his local bar and told the waitresses to store for him any 1994 coins they find.
Two weeks passed and the mzee had not succeeded in getting any coin.
Then a day came when a total stranger approached the old mans shop and told him that he had heard rumors that the mzee was searching for 1994 ten bob coins. The mzee agreed that it was indeed the case.The guy claimed to be having 400 coins and was willing to sell the to the mzee at 1000 each.
The mzee called Alex and informed him that he had found 400 coins but he was gonna sell the at 1500 each.After a small negotiation Alex agreed to buy at 1500. He however couldn’t make it to come to the shop that day as he was caught up somewhere. They agreed with the mzee on the date he would come to collect.
The mzee was in luck (he would make 500 bob from every coin right??? making him 200,000). The mzee told the guy claiming to have the coins to wait as he rushed to the bank to withdraw the amount needed to buy the coins(i.e 400,000). He came back and handed over 400,000 to the guy and the guy left.
The mzee was now left with 400 ten bob coins awaiting alex to come buy them from him…
Alexs’ phone went to “mteja” immediately after that. The mzee was conned KES 400,000. John,Alex and the third guy were all in it together. Hii nairobi ina wenyewe and don’t think you are too bright to be conned. The cons are thinking of new ways every single day.
Good day talkers