This archive report was first published on 25 September 2019.
It was two weeks to Christmas day when I embarked on a journey to the village, but first, I needed new clothes to outshine the villagers during the festivities. I visited Eastleigh market, but the dress I wanted was priced too high.
That's when I stumbled upon a Facebook page advertising clothes at a lower price. The same dress I wanted was being sold for KSh 2,400, a steal compared to the KSh 3,000 at Eastleigh.
My colleagues were also interested in purchasing the dress, and I quickly placed an order worth KSh 25,000. I negotiated with the seller, but things took a turn when the admin of the Facebook page asked me to transfer the money to her account.
She assured me that the clothes would be delivered in two days, but when I called to confirm, her phone remained unanswered. I waited at the office from 7am to 7pm, but she never showed up.
It was then that I realized I had been conned. A colleague shared a story about how she had been scammed by a land broker, but was able to recover her money with the help of Daktari Mugwenu, a traditional doctor.
She gave me Daktari Mugwenu's contacts, and I reached out to him. He captured the con artist's details and assured me that I would receive a big surprise.
On Monday morning, the con artist called me, claiming that she was bleeding profusely from her private parts and having nightmares commanding her to return the money she had stolen.
"Please I beg you to forgive me, I will give you even double if you reverse what you have done to me. I am in pain, terrible pain," she cried as she begged in pain.
She wired me KSh 50,000, and since I had promised to free her, I contacted Daktari Mugwenu who stopped her suffering. I was able to purchase the dresses at KSh 2,700 for my colleagues, and pocketed KSh 15,000.
