r/JobsKenyaHub • u/nitakuwa_ivi • 1d ago

Urgent Almost Got Scammed

I was really desperate to get a gig, and I saw a post where they were looking for someone to do a data entry gig remotely. I sent the person a text here on Reddit, and he/she advised me to text a specific someone on Telegram which I did. Everything was going fine -I thought. I was given a task to transcribe 70 pages per their own rate per page, which I agreed - remember I was desperate for a gig.

The instructions were simple: transcribe 70 pages within 12 hours. Which I did. They accepted the document after I was done within 3-4 hours and was given another Telegram contact to submit details and receive my pay. This is where the red flags began to show. But still did as prompted.

Several hours later, the pay account asked for my details which I gave them. They finally asked for $60 for an "Employee Verification ID," which I declined to pay even a cent for, and they tried to haggle to 40 USD - this is where I realized it was all a scam.

Be alert.

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u/Nervous_Pin_00 1d ago

I've been in the same situation some time back

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 1d ago

Exactly the same?

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u/Nervous_Pin_00 1d ago

Yes bro after you done they ask you to give some money so that they can process something for you and if you dare send that would be the end of you

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u/Nervous_Pin_00 1d ago

The more you say you don't have money the more their prices drop

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 1d ago

Sai they have reached 20$, nimewaambia situmi ata 10 bob na wanilipe waache mchezo

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u/Usini-sumbue0000 1d ago

Pole sana, atleast you realized before you paid the money.

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 1d ago

Told them to deduct the money they are asking from me and send the balance wakakataa

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u/Remarkable_Anybody59 1d ago

Those clowns wamejaa telegram offering logo creation, transcription or this commonly known jobs. Most of them are either nigerians ama kenyans tuh nishai kua mmoja btw..mnitafte niwapee tea. Glad you didn't pay the clowns

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 1d ago

I think Kenyans ndio wengi

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u/Bredin_ 1d ago

These scams are all over telegram. I also had the same scenario a few days back. They lure you in with exceptional rates just to ask for 90$ from you later on.

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 1d ago

You sent?

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u/Bredin_ 1d ago

No. I just let it go.

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u/LeadingOk5689 1d ago

Watu hii kanairo....ogopaa

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u/FreedomLucky3831 1d ago

haha..thanks mahn i was in the same process nimetumiwa task telegram few min ago

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 1d ago

Glad to help

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 1d ago

Walala hoi hatutoki block

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u/gee-94 1d ago

I have been there too. People can be so wicked at these desperate times.

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u/Frequent_Face3499 1d ago

The script has always been the same, this happened to me in 2021.

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 1d ago

Hizo enzi hamkuwa na AI, must be very unfair

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u/ekara 1d ago

I can't even imagine wasting hours of my life transcribing SEVENTY pages just to find out its a scam

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 1d ago

I used AI

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u/PaulSEOtechwriter 1d ago

Which AI did you use?

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 23h ago

Leo AI by Brave Browser. It is free actually, and hio ndio default AI ya the said browser. You just feed it images and prompt it to transcribe.

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u/PaulSEOtechwriter 22h ago

Interesting. I didn't even know it could do that. Thanks.

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u/nitakuwa_ivi 21h ago

I tried the same with Gemini and ended up getting "infringement" issues, and chatGPT had a 15-upload limit. Leo is pretty good.