The man with a calm, authoritative voice on the other end of the phone call introduced himself as a teacher from a well-known private school in Nairobi that Mary’s son attended.
Her son, he said, had an urgent issue. There was an academic trip, and he needed pocket money immediately. A follow-up text message arrived seconds later, complete with mobile payment details. For a moment, panic set in. But instead of sending the money, Mary called the school. There was no trip. No emergency. It was a scam.
