The Car Hire Nairobi Scam. Someguys a running a Nairobi car hire scam, no fake offices no big lies, just timing, trust… and urgency. This is how they are running it, they post different models like, Subaru Forester / Mazda Demio for hire self drive clean, insured at 3,500/day. They set a good price not suspicious, Photos, Real cars just not theirs. Ukiwapigia simu they sound very convincing and organized, they ask very legit questions like “Where will you be using the car?” “Do you have a license, Refundable deposit is 10K, returned on drop-off sound professional calm and reassuring. They make the model of the vehicle you are requesting feel scarce. Someone else is asking for the same dates, If you want me to hold it, just send a small commitment fee, that word again commitment. You send 3K–5K to reserve. They send a location pin, Usually an apartment in South B or Thika Road or somewhere busy, believable and they even give you a name, ask for Kevin at the gate and you show up you try to call and Kevin doesn’t exist. Phone goes off or suddenly and excuse, bro, I’m stuck in traffic, give me 20 minutes, you wait and 20 minutes become 1 hour and the number goes off whatsapp dp gone and by the time you realise they are on to the next victim of their scheme. The roadtrip you had planned fails and money is gone. Nairobi scams doesn’t chase you. It waits for you to plan something important.
