Opportunities comes with challenges, everyone is out there toiling to make ends meet others are sitting easy waiting to eat off other’s sweat by engaging them in monkey businesses.
Here’s a compilation of the signs to look out for:
⇨Give you very biiiiig business ideas that they want you to try out…. (ask yourself why he ain’t doing it himself/herself)
⇨Give ideas of making cash very fast (there’s nothing like quick cash in Kenya. ..one must sweat a little bit)
⇨Some people who lie with careers. …am a lawyer, doctor, pilot, work in this and that office……etc ….please take your time to confirm these details…..from the net, e.g .if one says he’s a lawyer check his details from LSK or university website
⇨Avoid ‘needy partners’ …….you’ve just met a guy/girl and now you are the one handling all the troubles ….sick relative, business deal ‘imekwama’, asking for cash anyhow and when you don’t give they become cold and withdrawn……..that’s emotional blackmail
⇨Keep your old friends and your relatives close and seek their advice especially on these business deals…they give you some signs especially when cons are on your case
⇨Intuition- something inside tells you that the deal is not right, the man/woman ain’t right always sit down and take a pause……
⇨Always have evidence e.g. if you are buying land/a car, lending money…..have a bank transfer, written word on borrowed or business deals. AVOID CASH TRANSACTIONS
⇨Being a “broker” seems to be the #1 way to make cash, fast, without having to have money or investment. So keep an eye on brokers. The ability to spot a connection is different than the ability to fully handle a connection.
⇨People tend to be completely broke, and have no savings, so fast cash is the most important cash. This is a constant cycle – the majority of people always always need cash now and will not have it later. So, paying up front on a deal is a sure way to for someone who isn’t a con, to turn into one. They will spend the money and if the job requires buying more supplies or paying more expenses, the money will always run out before the job is done. There will be a second and third ask for more, or they will disappear.
⇨People are often unaware that a single transaction can be beneficial for everyone. There need not be a loser in a deal. Your con may have never been in a single transaction that was ever mutually beneficial.
⇨Youre dealing with people who are often hungry, literally, or are very close to people who are always hungry. Fixing your new gate on your fence isn’t as vital as feeding a family member. Your fundi con may have to make that choice at some point. Buy the parts, or buy breakfast.
⇨Putting the immediate need ahead of the future need is not looked down upon in many cultures – so your “con” isn’t always perceiving the problem like you are.
⇨ Nairobi has a lot of different economies, 4 people on the same block may have 4 different definitions of financial liquidity. Its safe to assume that any amount of money large or small is subject to being stolen, squandered, or overspent.
If the deal is too good, think twice… simple common sense advice which works wonders. If even the smallest alarm bell goes off in your head, don’t undertake any transaction. Just walk away fast… and then run!
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