Sweet-talkers now in major fraud business

• New kind of confidence crime replacing the more threatening type that had become commonplace

“I did not recognise him and thought my memory was failing,” Mr Nyaga said.

The driver then pulled out a few Sh1,000 notes, then started searching his pockets.

“Impatient drivers in the cars behind were hooting.He said he wanted to buy me tea as he searched his pockets for other notes.

Suddenly he asked if I had change, and I produced a Sh500 note. He eagerly took it, gave me the Sh1,000 one and drove off, saying we would meet again,” Mr Nyaga said.

Hours later, he found out that the Sh1,000 note was fake. His genuine Sh500 was gone.