A strange M‑Pesa message

Level 4: Staying safe with money · from age 8 · 3 minutes · 4 Kesho Stars

The story

Wanjiku is holding Mum’s phone when a text arrives: “Confirmed. You have received KES 2,000 from JOHN K. Kindly send it back, it was a mistake.”

The big idea

Real M‑Pesa messages come from the sender name MPESA. Fake ones usually come from an ordinary phone number. You can forward fraud texts to 333, Safaricom’s fraud line.

Ask at home

Ask your child if they can spot what gives a scam message away, and share one you’ve received.

The full lesson, with its questions and Kesho Stars, is in the myKesho kids app.

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