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How fraudsters stole from a dead man's M-Pesa

M-Pesa interface. SIM swap fraud cases have escalated in recent months. [File, Standard]

More alleged victims of M-Pesa fraud have joined a class case filed against Safaricom as the telco asked the court to dismiss the suit.

One of those who has joined the case, a widow, claims that fraudsters stole from her dead husband, something she discovered immediately after burying him.

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