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At times, someone may intend to send money to another person through Mpesa but the money lands in your mobile phone although you were not the intended recipient. One of the mistakes that you might make is sympathize with the sender and decide to send the money back now that you have high moral integrity. However the person you intend to reimburse might be a typical Kenyan thief. The moment you send him the money he calls the service provider and seeks à reversal which when effected will mean that you will have paid the thief twice.
REMEDY:Is,after resending,just buy airtime even if 50bob..the reversal cannot take effect!!
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Dont ever bother resending, let them reverse from Safcom. Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune - Jim Rohn.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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Cornelius Vanderbilt wrote:At times, someone may intend to send money to another person through Mpesa but the money lands in your mobile phone although you were not the intended recipient. One of the mistakes that you might make is sympathize with the sender and decide to send the money back now that you have high moral integrity. However the person you intend to reimburse might be a typical Kenyan thief. The moment you send him the money he calls the service provider and seeks à reversal which when effected will mean that you will have paid the thief twice.
REMEDY:Is,after resending,just buy airtime even if 50bob..the reversal cannot take effect!! What if I buy a 10bob bundle,can this stall the reversal? Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Chief Joined: 5/9/2007 Posts: 13,095
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Is this really "NEW"? I also thought that before Safaricom completes a reversal from your account they call you to confirm?
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Rank: User Joined: 1/20/2014 Posts: 3,528
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Kweli wakora wako na bidii  Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune - Jim Rohn.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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 @njung'e was advising you should reply "Ambia mtoto aume nyoka nakuja"
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/5/2011 Posts: 1,059
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 To Each His Own
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/5/2011 Posts: 1,059
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To Each His Own
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Impunity wrote:Cornelius Vanderbilt wrote:At times, someone may intend to send money to another person through Mpesa but the money lands in your mobile phone although you were not the intended recipient. One of the mistakes that you might make is sympathize with the sender and decide to send the money back now that you have high moral integrity. However the person you intend to reimburse might be a typical Kenyan thief. The moment you send him the money he calls the service provider and seeks à reversal which when effected will mean that you will have paid the thief twice.
REMEDY:Is,after resending,just buy airtime even if 50bob..the reversal cannot take effect!! What if I buy a 10bob bundle,can this stall the reversal? If you had zero in your account to start with buying 10/= worth of data can stall the reversslvsince there won't be enough cash to reverse. The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/29/2006 Posts: 2,570
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Cornelius Vanderbilt wrote:At times, someone may intend to send money to another person through Mpesa but the money lands in your mobile phone although you were not the intended recipient. One of the mistakes that you might make is sympathize with the sender and decide to send the money back now that you have high moral integrity. However the person you intend to reimburse might be a typical Kenyan thief. The moment you send him the money he calls the service provider and seeks à reversal which when effected will mean that you will have paid the thief twice.
REMEDY:Is,after resending,just buy airtime even if 50bob..the reversal cannot take effect!! What assumption are you making of the amount of money originally in your account? The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.
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