On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Ken Teyie <kenteyie@gmail.com> wrote:

Had to share this.

A random guy just called me from a Safaricom number (0701-582665) to
say that I have won 50 K and wanted to take me through how to access
the loot. I decided to play along.

Guy: Congratulations, you've won yourself 50K. Before we proceed I
need to confirm that you are the real owner of this number. (OKAY)

Guy: What is your name: (I say Joseph Kamau*) * not real

Guy: Confirmed it is in the system. When was the last time you used
M-Pesa and How much did you send? (TODAY, I SENT 10K)...confirmed. if
we send you 50 K now, what will be your new balance (70K, i said)..OK

Guy: Now we have a set of two numbers which you will need to enter in
your phone. They will help 'EXPAND' your Mpesa account to be able to
hold more than 50K. Please give us a another line we can reach you on
to take you through the process of retrieving your win. (I GAVE HIM MY
Airtel LINE)

GUY CALLS MY AIRTEL...Now we have the winning number and a code
number. Go to the Mpesa menu and press okay twice. Enter the winning
number (000254702314871) [OF COURSE I DIDN'T ENTER, WROTE THE NUMBERS
ON A PIECE OF PAPER ], press ok. Now Enter the code number (00016666)
and press ok twice.

GUY: By this time  the phone should ask for your PIN. Don't tell me
the PIN punch it directly...it is your secret number don't share it
with anyone ...lol  [OKAY I HAVE ENTERED]


GUY: Press ok and wait for the money to be transferred to your account,...

With the guy still on the line we waited for more than 10 mins...
until my lol sold me out!!

With all the lottery going on in Kenya today, am sure some people have
already fallen victim to this kind thuggery....the guy wanted me to
send 16,666 (code number) to his other number!!