OLX website lacks privacy. It is where you can innocently or ignorantly expose your personal details such as contacts and location hoping to get assistance on what you want. The tragedy here is that people don't mind of their personal security or read the OLX security measures. This has given room to online theft as in that case here..
The two men in photo above are not just normal Kenyans but the most dangerous in Kenya. They use the OLX website to steel from innocent Kenyans.
I have no authority under the law to call them thieves but situations force me.
Robato ; a friend from Kisii wanted to buy a second hand motorbike at a coast less than sh 65000. He put the information and personal contacts on OLX to get any willingly seller contact him.
Two weeks later; a man called him on phone and identified himself. He explained how he got Robato's contacts on OLX and that he had a motorbike to sell.
The strange part of it is that the alleged conmen said they had a new bike just from the shop and could sell it at 75000 shillings.
Robato agreed to buy the bike keeping in mind that the seller would be a potential robber.
They agreed to meet in kisumu town for the deal. For security reasons band with the intention of knowing the intent of the " seller" Robato requested me to accompany him to Kisumu.
On a Monday morning we bord a Vehicle from Kisii town heading to Kisumu. On our way, we were in phone contact with the " willing seller.
We met with the seller of the bike in Kisumu town near the Agahkan hospital.
The man was jovial when he saw by brother. I kept distance watching them. He told Robato to go to Kisumu park for more negotiations on price.It is at this point my Robato called me in via text message.
The man wasn't happy to see me.He lamented that it was a secret deal and in which Robato should not involve in other person.
On arrival at the park, we took a seat. Another man came in and said he was a friend to the seller.
The irony is that they were negotiating for a price of a bike that we had not seen physically.
They told us to count the money and put it in a parcel they had before they would bring the motorbike...
We first requested to get their ID after realizing the deal was nearly hitting their target.
They both said they did not carry their ID cards. One said he is working in a security firm and that their ID was taken by the employer. The second man noted that he works in an Asian shop.. He also said his I'd card was taken by a muindi.
Fearing for our security; we decided to call in a friend who is a policeman situated at Kisumu.
We did it secretly by speaking in ekegusii which they didn't understand.
We agreed to put the money in the parcel but not give it to them until we see the mortobike.
The took our details and pretended to call officials in the KRA to make the number plate and process the logbook.
We knew all these were lies. They agreed to go and bring the bike but to a different location at National petrol station.
Fearing for our security and delay of the arrival of contacted policeman, I decided to give a warning to them that they be ready for arrest if their aim was to cone us.
They appeared confident saying they didn't have any ill intent.
We arrived at the petrol station and were fortunate to see about six police officers in a near by cafe: it gave us confidence.
We were patient waiting for more than two hours for the bike with nobody arriving with the bike.
We decided to call them why they delayed and it is then they proved that they were conmen who never succeeded due to our inquitive nature.
They later abused us on phone.
The above photos were taken without the culprits knowledge during the negotiations at kisumu park.
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