Anti-Scam

SokoKuuMall- YOUR ONLINE SHOPPING FRIEND

SokoKuuMall is Kenya’s largest growingonline classified platform that offers buyers and sellers a solution to sell and buy to their target audience with ease. Sign in as Vendor and start selling online in hours. Sign in as Buyer and find what you need in hours.

FOR SELLERS
Reach new customers & grow your business. We offer sellers the ability to grow a business with little barrier to entry regardless of size, background or geographic location. We never compete with our sellers. We win when our sellers succeed.

FOR BUYERS
Explore vast inventory & unique selection
Buyers who shop on our Marketplace and Classifieds platforms enjoy a highly personalized experience with an unparalleled selection at great value.

Protect yourself against Internet fraud!
The vast majority of ads are posted by honest sellers. Despite this, it is important to follow a few common sense rules to prevent from falling into a scam.
General safety tips

•    Doing business with people you can meet in person and in a safe public place.
•    Never send money by Western Union, MoneyGram or other anonymous payment systems.
•    Never send money or products abroad.
•    Do not accept checks.
•    Keep copies of all correspondence (emails, ads, letters, etc.) and details of the person.
•    If a deal seems too good to be true, take time to research.
•    Make payment upon receipt of the product or service.
•    Prepayment are strictly prohibited
•    Inspect the product prior to making payments.
•    Never give out your financial information including MPESA pin
•    Do not submit any upfront processing fee
•    Always undertake thorough due diligence


Recognize attempted scam
The majority of scams have one or more of these characteristics:
•    The person is abroad or traveling abroad.
•    The person declines to meet you in person.
•    Payment is made through Western Union, Money Gram or check.
•    The messages are in broken language (English or French or ).
•    The texts seem to be copied and pasted.
•    Importation facilitation fees
•    Impersonation
•    Selling non existing product

Fraud Hotline
If you encounter a suspicious item on our site, send the advert ID on our Facebook page or send an email to [email protected] or you can simply reach us on any of the numbers at the top of the page and someone will respond to the query immediately.