[Kictanet] Fwd: INSECURITY.......Please beware this happened in CBD Nairobi to He nry.

[Lizette Kraft]

PLEASE READ AND TAKE NOTE AND BEWARE!!!!!!!



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>Subject: Fwd: INSECURITY.......Please beware this happened in CBD
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>Hi team,
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>This came from a a friend of mune and could happen to any of us.  Please
>take time to read and take care.
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>Flo
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> >From: "Ngunyi,  Anne" <anne.a.ngunyi at ksl.shell.com>
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> >Subject: INSECURITY.......Please beware this happened in CBD Nairobi to He
> >         nry.
> >Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:43:11 +0300
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> >BEWARE!!!!
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> >  I had just made a withdrawal at the BBK ATM along Haile Selassie Avenue
> >next to Agip House. The time was roughly 2.20pm on a Sunday afternoon (3rd
> >April 2005). I walked out of the ATM enclosure having checked outside as a
> >routine measure to ensure no one was stalking me. I walked for
> >approximately 100 meters in the direction of the Central bank building. As
> >I approached the CBK pavement, I noticed a car parked at the junction of
> >the road leading to the police headquarters. In the car were four men who
> >seemed to have been waiting for someone. As I passed by, they beckoned me
> >in a rude manner to approach them. I hesitated and my first instinct was
> >to run away because their approach did not fit that of policemen. Just as
> >I made the effort to turn, one of the men in the back seat lunged out with
> >a pistol in hand pointed at me. When I saw the gun I knew there was no
> >escape for me lest I get sprayed with bullets. I froze in my tracks as the
> >gunman approached me and stabbed the barrel of the gun against my ribs. He
> >asked me why I hesitated to approach the car when they beckoned.
> >
> >The gunman then forced me into the waiting vehicle and sat me between him
> >and another man at the back of the vehicle. I never got a chance to see
> >the vehicles licence plates but at least knew it was a white-grey Toyota
> >corolla 100. Once inside the car, they began to ask me a myriad of
> >questions ranging from where I work to where and whom I live with. They
> >tried to make me believe they were policemen by speaking like policemen
> >and referring to their ring leader as "afande" meaning leader. They
> >inquired whether they had ever arrested me to which I declined. They asked
> >whether I was a land dealer to which I also declined. They asked for my
> >job identification card which I did not carry being a Sunday. They
> >insisted that one has to carry a job ID every day to which I told them
> >that no law requires a citizen to carry a job ID when not at work and that
> >I had my national ID which is enough to identify me.
> >
> >They asked me to call my wife on my cell phone but I told them my phone
> >did not have any credit at that moment. They then asked me to give them my
> >wife's cell phone number. I gave them a fake number which they pretended
> >to call. They told me I was a liar because no one was picking up the
> >phone. They said to that I must be the most wanted criminal they had been
> >looking for. At which time they declared that they were flying squad
> >officers on duty and had been looking for me. They took my wallet and
> >frisked me of all that I had in my pockets.
> >
> >All the while we had been driving around upper hill area taking all the
> >twists and turns available probably to confuse my geography of the area.
> >They returned my wallet intact but minus my ATM card. The man at the
> >co-driver's seat claimed to have returned all my belongings. I told the
> >man seated next to me that his boss had not returned to me my ATM card. He
> >then told me they would hand over the ATM card to me in a while. The man
> >at the co-driver's seat then asked me for my cell phone and I complied and
> >gave it to him. They then drove into what looked like a dead end somewhere
> >between an estate in upper hill and Madaraka estate.
> >
> >Between the two estates is a bushy area penetrated by the railway line.
> >There is a narrow and dusty path that links the two estates through the
> >railway line. The four men then went into a two minute debate on where
> >they would drop me off and settled on the area around the path I have just
> >described. They turned the car around and the man at the co-driver's seat
> >asked me if I was adept at following instructions to which I affirmed. He
> >asked the same question a second time with the same answer from me. He
> >then asked his colleagues at the back to ensure that they had cleaned out
> >my wallet and any money in my pockets. They then proceeded to ask for the
> >PIN to my ATM card with the gun tucked firmly against my stomach. I
> >thought of the consequences of giving a false PIN to them should they
> >discover it if and when they would take me to an ATM machine and decided
> >to give them the correct PIN. This was a decision I made in the fraction
> >of a second because the barrel of the gun was being tucked deeper against
> >my stomach.
> >
> >The vehicle then stopped abruptly next to the path described earlier after
> >they were satisfied it was the correct PIN I had given them. The man at
> >the co-driver's seat asked me whether I loved my wife and Son to which I
> >affirmed. He then told me to listen carefully and do as I was told lest I
> >would never see my wife and son again. I got very tense but tried as hard
> >as I could not to show it. I was then ordered out of the car and asked to
> >walk slowly along the path I described earlier without ever looking
> >behind. The man who had the pistol then corked it and stood behind me
> >watching me walk along the path. I did as I was told and when I got to the
> >railway line I heard the car speed off. I then crossed into madaraka
> >Estate and went to a family friend's house (who previously worked for
> >BBK). Unfortunately there was no one home and I had to walk all the way to
> >the BBK at NIC building.
> >
> >I got to the NIC building and explained to the guards who referred me to
> >the third floor that houses the card center of BBK. I found a gentleman
> >who took my details and promised to stop any further transactions on the
> >ATM card. I then proceeded to Nyayo Police post to make a formal report.
> >To my surprise the duty officer refused to take my statement claiming the
> >crime was not in their jurisdiction and that I had to make the report at
> >the Industrial area police station. I walked to the industrial area Police
> >Station and after another long period of convincing the duty officer, my
> >report was taken into the occurrence book (OB). There were no abstract
> >sheets and was asked to collect the abstract on Tuesday (5/4/05).
> >
> >On Monday (4/4/05), I called to confirm that the transactions on my ATM
> >card had been stopped and this was confirmed to have been done at 3.10 pm
> >on the fateful Sunday. Unfortunately for me the time it took me to get to
> >NIC building was more than enough time for the thugs to make a withdrawal
> >from my account. I discovered they had made away with ksh 18,000 and
> >probably hoped to make a second withdrawal on the midnight of the same
> >day. Luckily they did not get to that because the transactions had been
> >blocked by then.
> >
> >In total I lost KSh 2200 in cash, my cell phone, my medical insurance card
> >and the ksh 18,000 which was withdrawn from my account. Am grateful to be
> >alive since these people could have decided to kill me because they knew I
> >had such a good glimpse of them and identifying them would not be an
> >issue.
> >
> >Colleagues, I urge you to beware - these type of incidences happen in
> >broad day light and in areas that we frequent. Some of these perpetrators
> >could be Policemen or their accomplices which makes it even all the more
> >difficult to protect yourself. Personally I have learnt a few crucial
> >lessons which I will share with you here below:
> >1. Avoid ATM machines that are close to the highways because there is easy
> >access to escape for such people.
> >2. Use ATM machines that are within the compound of other facilities - it
> >makes it much more difficult for such people to track you down.
> >3. If possible make your withdrawals for the weekend before the weekend to
> >avoid visiting the ATM's when there are not many people in the vicinity
> >4. Make a mental note of the card center telephone number for your ATM
> >card for quick cessation of transactions on your card should you loose it
> >or fall victim to such criminals
> >5. Do not carry your job ID card when not required (carry your national ID
> >instead) - they tend to think that they can tell what amount of money you
> >earn based on the company you work for and job title if it is on the card
> >and by extension how much money you could be having in the bank.
> >6. If you spot three to four people seating in a car that is not legally
> >parked and look like they could be waiting for someone, change direction
> >and do not approach the car.
> >7. Remove all indicators of relationships in the address book of your cell
> >phone - a relation of yours could easily be dragged into a similar
> >situation or into a ransom situation.
> >8. It may be good practice not to have your family near the ATM as you
> >make withdrawals - leave them in an office or restaurant somewhere to
> >avoid them being involved in such circumstances
> >I certainly hope none of you will ever have to go through such an
> >experience. Please be watchful and take into consideration any security
> >tips you get from time to time.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Henry.
> >
> >
> >
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