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@agent-checkData science · Sports, equity & transparency
Catching fake agents offside.
An offer to trial abroad can change a career, or cost a family everything. OffsAid helps Kenyan footballers check the agent, the offer letter and the agent's messages before they pay or travel, without leaving WhatsApp.
Free for players. We show you what we found. We never say an offer is real or fake.
Photo: Chris Wade
The problem
56%
of football players approached were not given what was promised.
Source: FIFPRO, 2023
Verifying the agent is not enough.
Kenyan footballers pursuing overseas trials face fraudulent offers because the evidence needed to check an opportunity is scattered: the agent, the letter, the messages, and what other players have already seen.
Who it is for
Kenyan footballers, 18 and over, pursuing opportunities abroad through informal channels.
Meet OffsAid
Three checks, one chat.
Run one check or all three, in any order. When you are done, OffsAid sends a summary of everything it found.
Document verification
Send the offer letter, trial invitation, contract or payment request. We check what it claims against public sources.
@document-checkScam message flagging
Send a screenshot of your chat with the agent. We point out wording that often comes with scams, quoting the exact line.
@message-checkHow it works
From a forwarded message to a clear next step.
Player submits
- Agent details
- Offer letter
- Messages
OffsAid verification engine
01Agent check
02Document check
03Message analysis
04Pattern matching across cases
Risk assessment
Flags
Low risk
Next step
KEFWA review when unclear
Pattern matching compares a new offer with earlier cases: the same phone number, payment account or letter layout showing up under a different club's name. Phone numbers and accounts are stored only in a protected form, never as raw numbers.
Get started
Check an offer now.
On your phone · WhatsApp
- Save the number, or tap Chat on WhatsApp.
- Send
hito see the menu. - Pick a check:
@agent-check,@document-checkor@message-check, then send what it asks for. A document or screenshot can carry the command as its caption. - Send
@donefor a summary. If something needs a closer look, your case goes to KEFWA, who may contact you.
If the WhatsApp line is unavailable, the web demo runs exactly the same checks.
In your browser
The web demo
The same chat and the same checks, with no phone needed. Upload a document or a chat screenshot from your computer, or try one of the sample offers.
menu- Show the menu again
@agent-check- Look up an agent
@document-check- Check a letter or contract
@message-check- Check the agent's messages
@done- Get your summary
@restart- Made a mistake? Clear your checks and start again
What makes it different
Verification without leaving WhatsApp
Players already receive offers on WhatsApp. They can check them in the same place, in a few messages.
Pattern matching across cases
Each check makes the next one stronger: a number or letter reused under a new club's name is caught.
Flags risk, does not fake certainty
We show the evidence and quote the source. "Not confirmed" never means fake, and a licence never means an offer is real.
The team
Built in Nairobi.
Joy Melvine
Data Scientist · Research Lead
Jenas Jermaine
ML Engineer · Team Lead
Esther Oyoo
Software Developer · Product Design Lead
Catching fake agents offside.
Before you pay a fee or book a flight, send us the offer. It takes a few minutes, and it is free.
Photo: Chris Wade