According to the mother, she received a call from a young man who claimed to be an employee of a telecommunications company and told her that there was a problem with her M-Pesa account. He asked her to provide her personal information to “help him fix the problem.”
The mother began to feel suspicious but continued to listen. However, before she could give any information, the boy suddenly began to hesitate to speak. Within seconds, his voice was completely gone, and he began to scream inaudibly.
The mother said, "I was so shocked. I could hear him trying to speak but there was no sound. Then he suddenly hung up."
It was later reported that the young man was seen struggling, clutching his throat, as if he had lost the ability to speak. The incident sparked a huge debate about phone fraud and its consequences.
Some people claimed that this could be a result of protection against fraud, and that there are people who take steps to protect themselves using various methods.READ FULL STORY.