The Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) warned on X on 12 November 2026 that a fraudulent Facebook group is impersonating the institute and circulating fake course and admission advertisements. The two adverts…
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The Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) warned on X on 12 November 2026 that a fraudulent Facebook group is impersonating the institute and circulating fake course and admission advertisements. The two adverts KISE stamped "SCAM" promote a "January 2027 Intake - Early Application Open" for special-needs education diplomas and certificate courses, with a 30 November 2026 deadline, and give the contact numbers 0733897045 for calls and 0101930121 for WhatsApp. These numbers differ from the contact numbers on KISE's official website. The adverts also copy KISE's name, crest, Kasarani location, web address and email, which are the institute's real details being misused. KISE says the posts are not associated with it, that its official Facebook page carries a blue verification tick, and that applicants should verify admission details only through its official channels.
Impersonation schemes borrow a trusted name — a school, a police force, a bank, a well-known person or a regulator-registered firm — so that a message, a website or a phone number looks official. The real organisation is not involved and will not ask you to pay, log in or send money through a surprise link or an unlisted number. Look up the official contact details yourself and call or write there. If you have already paid or given personal information, contact your bank and report the incident to the police or your national cyber-crime service.
If a message, a page or a caller creates urgency about money, a login or a legal threat, pause and check the claim through a contact method you already trust. Keep screenshots, reference numbers and the exact addresses or phone numbers you were given, and tell your bank early if money has already left the account. Official brands and authorised firms named in a lure are not involved unless a primary source says otherwise.
Source: https://x.com/KISE_OFFICIAL/status/2120850846267097456 (@KISE_OFFICIAL, Nov 12, 2026, 7:06 AM ET)
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