A man posing as TikTok dancer David Moya cost a group of women in Kilimani around KSh 40,000.
The women had made payments for the man’s services after engaging him on Facebook, but he never showed up.
The recipient, David Kamau, collected the funds from various ladies before going off air, according to M-pesa screenshot.
Fridah Meeme, one of the victims, claimed that they fell for his game because he had made his page look just like the genuine Moya’s.
“Everything he posts and shares is a replica of David Moya, including the way he responds to messages,” she said..
Efforts to reach the number which received the money were futile as calls went unanswered before it was switched off.
When reached for comment, Moya clarified that he never takes orders though social media because people use it to steal using his name.
“People should only proceed to make payments after doing a video call with me or directly at my offices @moyacityspa Located at Applewood Adams, or Instagram through @moya_surprisesltd / moyadavid1,” he said.
Moya expressed his disappointment at the rising number of people who are riding on his hard-earned fame to make money illegally from members of the public.
So how much does David moya charge for a surprise?
Speaking to Hot96, Moya said he is highly booked by followers in the diaspora and around the world.
“I’ll be doing surprises in other countries soon. I have a concert in South Africa and an invitation to Nigeria. I have a lot of bookings, and the majority of them are from admirers in the diaspora,”
Moya said he commercialized his TikTok videos when he realised people started loving his work. He chose to do Tik Tok differently – on the streets.
“Most people do a common thing on Tik Tok – dancing. So I thought of coming up with something new that will involve people in the streets…women in markets,” he said.
According to reports, Moya is currently charging kshs 26,000 for a Ticktoc campaign for any that is interested and a whooping 18k for a challenge.
If he joins a challenge then its 8k.Promoting a brand is 16k and 10k for a campaign on Instagram.On YouTube he charges 10k for a campaign.
Speaking in an interview, he said of all the people he has worked with, Nigerian nationals are the most romantic. He was once paid sh 250,000 to perform a virtual surprise someone.
“It has evolved into a legitimate business. Nigerians are romantic, which is why I’ll be doing a tour there. A Nigerian paid me sh 250,000 to perform a virtual surprise for their lover. There was another one from Dubai alinipea shamba.”
Moya added that he is currently hiring people to work with him as his business is growing.
Moya City Spa
Moya David on Saturday launched a beauty parlour, ‘Moya City Spa’, to inspire other young content creators.
Speaking to Mungai Eve at the launch, Moya said the beauty parlour will help him connect and meet most of his fans.
“I have a huge following of women. You cannot reach out to all but by opening something like this, it will help me interact with most of my fans,” he said.
Moya said he has created jobs for some of his fans who applied at his business.
“So many people applied for different jobs here. I tried to create as many opportunities as possible for the young people,” he said.
“You cannot employ everyone but I have given many of them opportunities.”
Moya said he invested all the money from his content creation in that business.
“I have planned for it for so long. I invested my hustle here. I am a business person and it’s a way of inspiring other content creators,” he said.
