Kenya dating scams

Online dating scams and how to avoid them

From Nairobi, it is clear the online dating fraud and internet scams industry is growing by the minute. Countries like Nigeria or Ghana have been for quite a while classified as some of the highest risk counties for fraud and dating scams , but the criminal expansion has now reached Kenya. Kenya had been kept out of the internet fraud circle for a long time, probably because it is one of the largest economies in East and Central Africa. However, there is an alarming increase of cases of fraud coming from Nairobi, which raises concerns among private investigators in Africa. With high unemployment rates and limited opportunity, some unethical people with knowledge of computers and the internet have chosen the path of easy money — online fraud. Although this does not explain the whole picture, there is a connection between economic and social crises and online criminal rates. Kenya, in this case, has historically surpassed its neighboring countries in many different ways, but it has not been immune to the expansion of online mafia gangs. Several things may have contributed to the alarming increase of scam cases reported from Kenya.

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In our series of letters from African journalists, Waihiga Mwaura from Kenya's Citizen TV looks at how Kenyans are being scammed by trafficking cartels posing as job recruitment agents. If something looks too good to be true, it probably is. That was the message from Kenya's foreign affairs ministry when it warned job seekers who were attracted by the promise of greener pastures in south-east Asia. It follows the rescue of more than 60 Kenyans from Myanmar and Laos over the last few months - after the sales and customer service jobs they applied for in Thailand turned out to be a cover for cyber-crime, prostitution and even organ theft. I spoke to two women about their recent experiences.

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Millions of people turn to online dating apps or social networking sites to meet someone. But instead of finding romance, many find a scammer trying to trick them into sending money. Read about the stories romance scammers make up and learn the 1 tip for avoiding a romance scam. People reported losing more money to romance scams in the past two years than to any other fraud reported to the FTC. Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating sites and apps, or contact their targets through popular social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, or Google Hangouts. The scammers strike up a relationship with their targets to build their trust, sometimes talking or chatting several times a day.

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How to Spot the Signs of a Romance Scammer and Report Online Dating Scams

Federal government websites often end in. The site is secure. Romance scammers tell all sorts of lies to steal your heart and money, and reports to the FTC show those lies are working.

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