Revealed: How Scammers Are Making Millions Selling ‘Leaked’ KCSE Exams on Telegram
In an investigative report, the fraudsters claim to be in a position to grant students prior access to the KCSE papers if they paid a specific amount of money. The money one pays will determine the number of exam papers you will have access to.
It was discovered that these fraudsters have access to KCSE papers Where they take pictures of the exam papers immediately after they are opened or while the exam is in progress, using them to lure more customers.
The Telegram page going by the name ‘Official KCSE Leakages 2024′ has witnessed an overwhelming number of subscribers currently at over 72,000 subscribers within the past five days as the exams continue.
The fraudsters are charging different packages for different needs. One is required to pay Ksh3,500 for a single paper, with the amount going beyond Ksh18,000 an amount that has since dropped to Ksh12,000 for VIP access which links one to every paper by the end of the National Examinations.
However, Concerns were raised after several people made payments as required in the group awaiting to be provided with the Kiswahili paper they requested.
After payments, they were prompted to wait for verification, a process that took over 30 minutes.
“I am not sure how to respond to that. This is an automated KCSE LEAKAGE BOT. Every resource is available here. Follow the procedure to access the KCSE leakages and other services, and contact admin for more. Please use the menu buttons / start to access our services,” read the message NTV reporters got after paying for the leakage
On Friday, Education PS Dr Belio Kipsang said that only 11 cases were reported of examiners trying to sneak in mobile phones and other information gadgets to examination centers.
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