Men make a living from people with debts.

A screenshot of a message received from a "debtor". (Photo by Fourth Estate Kenya)

In recent days, people have been receiving messages from news numbers claiming debt payment via M-pesa.
These messages are framed in such a way that the recipient will not call the sender since the sender  phone has mechanical hear-piece problem.
Many people, especially those with unsettled debts may be trapped by these con-men and con-women thinking that they are trying to settle their debts with their debtors.
For a person with a debt with  someone may easily send the money to settle the debt thinking he/she is sending to the debtor.
.  The sender of the message does not receive back calls or reply to SMSs .

People with debts are advised to be careful when settling their debts with their debtor by confirming the debtors number before transacting.