City lawyer Steve Ogolla trended on social media for the better part of Sunday after details emerged he was conned a half million by a lady he met online.
Ogolla met the woman identified as Dorcas Sarkozy on Facebook and they entered into a relationship which almost led to 'marriage'.
Even though the lawyer had not met his 'lover' physically, he proposed to her and his marriage proposal was accepted.
He claimed he sent 'over Sh500,000' to Sarkozy to plan their wedding unaware he was being fleeced.
"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 said.
After realizing he has been conned, the vocal lawyer reported the matter to authorities but Sarkozy blackmailed him by sharing his love messages to her to third parties.
He decided to stop pursuing her so as to save his image as a respected legal practitioner.
Reacting to the story, exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna made fun of his colleague, who apart from his dream of becoming a husband being shuttered, also lost money to an online fraudster.
"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 online MARITAL DREAMS. Liberation is coming. Viva!" Miguna posted.
In a post on Sunday, Ogolla confirmed the incident occurred in 2018, noting he has learnt his lessons and grown over it.
"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 upto Jan. 3, 2020. Thanks for the concern," the lawyer tweeted.