Mr Mutiso is appealing to men who have been robbed in this manner to forward and report to the police. This, combined with psychological pressure and loneliness, especially for single men, Kiilu says, has presented a great opportunity for criminals easily lure their victims into their traps. The worst scenarios that have been perpetrated are men posing as women online to entice a man into an entanglement. Sometimes, Mr Kiilu said, the traps can be laid on an innocent Facebook page, Instagram or Snapchat and other dating sites like Tinder and Grindr. They decide to leave and live very quietly,” Mr Kiilu said.

Source: Daily Nation October 19, 2020 03:56 UTC