Hello Cynthia, Thank you for sharing your experience along Thika road: the same thing happens a lot on Mombasa road. Oftenly, the cons usually board a ma3 mainly at Airtel along Mombasa road. Then they enter about 5 guys while squeezing ( normally conductors usually say 'ingieni haraka' and that gives them an advantage). The frauds are always dressed in classy outfit and you won't suspect them for frauds and that's how they manage to snatch other people's property. Always watch out for your stuff ( a jeans trousers is a good option for securing phones) and commuting with a friend is better than being alone. Another way is to hit the gym seriously, not even a prison guard would dare stare at you or attempt such. Watch out people, especially if you commute. --- Original Message --- From: "Cynthia Wahome" <cwahome@jambo.co.ke> Sent: 13 May 2014 17:51 To: skunkworks@my.co.ke Subject: [Skunkworks] OT:THIEVES ON THIKA ROAD MATATUS Hello All Today i had a nasty experience. Boarded a PSV vehicle on Thika road heading to town.Had my bag which contained my laptop. Then some 5 guys entered the vehicle,as they entered,they were squeezing each other to get in,little did i know that they had succeeded in opening my bag and had almost knicked my laptop before i got them red-handed and one of them dropped it then started saying that "ilikuwa imeanguka" I decided to alight the matatu at the next stage,then they also decided to alight.i waited for them to alight then i just told the conductor to go ahead all the way to town. when i reach town,i saw the same same guys alighting from another vehicle and they had knicked something from someone and he was chasing one of them.i did not know if the person managed to get them. The trick they use is this.They enter a vehicle,and then they start saying ati kuna operation ya polisi,they wait for people to move and check if there valuables are ok,then they will try to move around while trying opening unsuspecting people bags. I believe they operate on Thika road mostly. People beware! and take care of your valuables.I am told that this is a common trend on Thika road.who knows where else it may be heading to. Just wanted to inform my fellow people to be aware of such tricks. Regards Cynthia _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke