You probably might have heard of Publiclikes.com the new “Get Rich online” kid in town. The way public likes works is you upgrade to buy ads so you can make money by clicking on them. You might have seen people sharing its referrals links on your whatsapp groups. This article digs deep in what it is, why it is a scam (fraud), its illegitimacy and whether actually members make money through it. About Publiclikes.com Public likes is a scam that claims to be a social media marketing company. They allow any person above the age of 18 to register… Read More »
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OLX Robbery: Student narrates how his customer from OLX attacked him with knives and escaped, Part 2
This is a series of harrowing experiences shared by Kenyayote.com readers on how they were lured and attacked by their customers from OLX. Dear Kenyayote, Am George a student from Dedan Kimathi University of Technology. On 27th of November 2013, between 8am and 12 noon i received a call from the number 0739597774. This is after i had advertised my laptop in OLX and the person possessing the above number,a young man, pretended to be a customer. The young man told me that i should meet him near the school gate where a car was waiting. True to his… Read More »
OLX, Black Market Armed robbers that you should be aware of
OLX and Some black market forums/groups turn into a heaven for robbers (Photo by www.wndu.com) Since it was established, OlX the largest classified website in Kenya has grown to become a home of Scammers and robbers. They mutate on a daily basis. The old tactic of conning which buyers and sellers are now aware of is the one where a product like iPhone 5s is posted on OLX at an extraordinary cheap price to attract customers who fall into the trap. They then ask them to deposit a certain amount of money (70%). Thereafter they go missing. After so much… Read More »
List of online Kenya con men and con women that you should be aware of
This is a list of online con men and women that you should be aware of. They have coned several people using hidden identities and then disappeared. If you think your name has been included in this list and you have never conned anybody let us know. Kenyayote is not responsible for this list but we may take the action of deleting your name if you provide evidence/prove that you are not supposed to be on this list. The list has been made successful by, Personal submissions to Email and Facebook con alerts. List of con men and con women… Read More »
