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Kenyan shillings
"Kenyan shillings" (CC BY-SA 2.0) by wrcomms

Currency switcheroo in Kenya

Last updated on 21 Jun 2019
Kenya
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How it works:

  • Opening: the cashier claims that the credit card machine is down to force you to pay cash. You hand over KShs. 10,000 (10 notes of 1,000 shillings) and the waiter walks away with it or the cashier brings it out of sight.
  • Set-up: next, he comes back claiming you mistakenly gave 9 notes of 1,000 shillings and 1 note of 100 shillings (KShs. 9,100).

Places to beware:

  • Anywhere

What to do:

  • You can say out loud what notes your hand over and watch how the notes are handled.
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