Chances are someone has stopped you walking along the streets or while stuck in traffic to hand you a flyer, a poster, a business card and what have you. But did you know this is how conmen are preying on gullible Kenyans these days?

An unsuspecting woman fell victim to their trickery on Wednesday, October 26 after being given a flyer along Uhuru Highway. Reports indicate she was stuck in traffic when a man approached her and started started talking to her about the benefits of losing weight. He handed her a flyer before going on his way.

Moments later, she started feeling dizzy and decided to park her car on the side of the road to seek help from passers-by. It was then discovered that the flyer she was given had been laced with poison.

According to other sources, police arrived at the scene and the woman was taken to a medical centre for examination.

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This incident comes barely a week after another woman recounted how she narrowly escaped being drugged and raped by rogue matatu operators.

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Karimi Mwari said she lucky escape after she noticed what was unfolding and went to report the matter to the police station. The matatu driver and tout were later arrested after social media users demanded that the authorities take action against them.

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