The new face of online scams in Nairobi

An encounter reveals how fake online stores manipulate trust, reviews, and visibility to trap victims...

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An investigative journalist in Nairobi narrowly avoided an online shopping scam on TikTok when a seemingly legitimate shop turned out to be non-existent.

The scam involved a fake TikTok shop advertising a khaki half jacket.
The victim, an investigative journalist, was targeted through the social media platform.
A local confirmed to the journalist that the shop did not exist, highlighting the evolving sophistication of online scams in Nairobi.

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