Corrected: South African Man was not arrested for eating at KFC free for 2-years

Corrected: South African Man was not arrested for eating at KFC free for 2-years

The tale of a South African student who supposedly ate at KFC for free for a year by conning the franchise’s employees into believing he was conducting quality assurance tests went viral this week. Social media hailed him a hero and he attracted the interest of international media.

There’s just one problem: KFC says the claim is false, and police and prosecutors KwaZulu-Natal province, where the thefts are supposed to have taken place, also signalled they were unaware of such a case.

KFC added that it too would given the student due respect had the tale been true.

We’re sorry for misleading you with this false news without proper background check.

Read more details on AFP Fact Check.

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A 27-year-old South African student at University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), will reportedly appear in court after he was caught for fooling KFC employees by pretending to be doing inspections at a KFC outlet in Durban for free food.

The man whose identity is yet to be revealed tricked the company for two -years into thinking he was sent from KFC headquarters for quality assurance.

According to Xpouzar, he was so convincing that it took them two years to realise they were being robbed, He had a name card from “head office” and dress very smart and arrives in a limo.

The report also revealed that his friend a part-time limo driver was also an accomplice.

“When he arrived we will all try to act our best so that we don’t piss off man from head office, he was so convincing because he was so confident and even colleagues from other KFC’s knows him”

“When he comes in he rushed to the kitchen and check everything taking notes and then ask for samples of whatever he wants. He probably worked for KFC before because he knows everything.”

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