How Father of Shot Mask Vendor Was Conned Ksh200,000

Jonah Kariuki, father of Boniface Kariuki, the masks vendor who was shot by police throughout protests, has been scammed out of Ksh200,000 by people posing as officers from the Social Health Authority (SHA).

According to an announcement by the household’s spokesperson, Emily Wanjiru, the fraudsters contacted Kariuki, claiming they’d help with settling the hospital payments.

The spokesperson defined that Kariuki obtained a name from somebody purporting to work with SHA, who claimed they wanted to register the household into the scheme and assist pay the invoice.

The fraudsters falsely advised Kariuki that he wanted to supply a sure sum of money to facilitate SHA registration. Naively, he shared his private particulars, together with his M-Pesa PIN, which they then used to wipe your complete quantity from his account.

Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, Kariuki confirmed that certainly the cash was stolen by the fraudsters; nevertheless, he detailed that the scammers had initially requested for Ksh20,000.

“Yes, it’s true, they scammed me out of Ksh 200,000, nevertheless it was a mistake. They had requested for Ksh 20,500, however through the transaction course of, I mistakenly keyed in Ksh 200,500,” Kariuki defined to this reporter.

According to Kariuki, makes an attempt to get better the cash have remained futile, because the fraudsters switched off their telephone. He additionally revealed that the M-Pesa message detailing the transaction was deleted.

He disclosed that he’s presently participating the related authorities to get better the misplaced funds.

It is essential for Kenyans to concentrate on such fraudsters and to notice that SHA registration is solely free. There are three fundamental methods to register: USSD registration (no web wanted), on-line registration, and employer registration (for companies).

Kariuki additionally revealed that the household can be holding a press convention outdoors Kenyatta National Hospital to supply updates on Boniface’s situation.

The 22-year-old has undergone two surgical procedures to take away bullet fragments from his head.

Boniface, who was caught within the chaos of the June 17 demonstrations, arrived at KNH’s Accident and Emergency Department at 3:16 PM in a vital state.