Facebook Lover conned me Ksh500,000 - Steve Ogolla

Famous lawyer Steve Ogolla sent netizens into a frenzy after reports emerged on Sunday, December 29, that during an unspecified period he had narrated his ordeal with a Facebook lover who allegedly conned him of Ksh500,000.

According to a report published by The Standard, Ogolla stated that he had sent the alleged partner identified as Dorcas Sarkozy, an assumed pseudo account speculated to be operated by a man, the money for wedding arrangements.

The reports attracted mixed reactions from prominent Kenyans such as lawyer Miguna Miguna who sent a message of encouragement through his Twitter account.

''My junior, Steve Ogolla, is still trending for the worst reasons imaginable, sad, However, in the spirit of the New Year, let me extend  my sincere condolences to the young bachelor for the painful death of his marital dreams. Liberation is coming, Viva!''

Miguna Miguna weighs in on Steve Ogollas expose on his facebook lover conning him Ksh 500,000

The lawyer claimed to have been on the verge of committing suicide after he realised his money had disappeared and was blocked by the 'Dorcas Sarkozy' ,

“I was in a fake relationship with this ‘lady’ and she conned me in excess of 500K, planned a fake wedding and nearly drove me to suicide," Ogolla wrote in the comment section of a friend's Facebook post on Saturday, December 28.

His engagement with the account turned sour when he realised he had been extorted and tried to report 'her' to the authorities.

''I reported to authorities but she came back and blackmailed me by sharing my private love WhatsApp chats with her to third parties,''

Kenyans react to Steve Ogolla's con story on social media

However, new developments with the story have seen Steve Ogolla refute claims that the experience was recent and said he had only shared the story to warn Kenyans on online scammers that could potentially steal from unsuspecting netizens.

Some Kenyans have trolled the lawyer after a video of him, reciting a passionate poem he is alleged to have made for his facebook lover Dorcas that had lines to the tune of...

''Intimate lover, excellent friend and commited co-worker, I love you more than the blood that runs in my veins,'' Steve Ogollas poem 

In a Twitter post dated Sunday, December 29, 2019 he said, ''I'm trending. That's an old story from May/June 2018. It was picked from my comment on a friend's Facebook post yesterday where I recollected a past experience of an online extortion. As it is, I'm Mombasa Serena enjoying my holidays up to Jan. 3, 2020. Thanks for the concern.''

Steve Ogolla responds to netizens trolling him on social media

 

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