The man managed to get free KFC food for a year (Picture: Bloomberg)

A student was arrested for getting free KFC every day for a year by claiming to be a food quality inspector from head office.

The man, 27, would enter with confidence, wearing a suit and often arriving by limo – driven by a friend who worked as a part-time limousine driver.

He managed to fool KFC staff into providing him with free meals by flashing an ID card that read ‘head office’ so he could check the chicken was up to scratch.

The man has not been named but has been identified in local reports as a student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.




He managed to find different KFC outlets across South Africa and used the same story each time to bag himself hundreds of free dinners.

Employees would be told by the conman that he was sent from the KFC headquarters for quality assurance of the food served in the restaurant.

Staff said the man was very convincing as he was so confident and had been known to visit other branches too (Picture: Getty)

A member of staff from one of the KFC branches targeted told Xpouzar: ‘When he arrived we would all try to act our best so that we didn’t piss off the man from head office.

‘He was so convincing because he was so confident, and even colleagues from other branches of KFC know him.

‘When he came in, he rushed to the kitchen and checked everything, taking notes and then asked for samples of whatever he wanted.

‘He probably worked for KFC before because he knows everything.’

Despite being arrested he has been hailed a hero online for his ingenious tactic.

Kenyan journalist Teddy Eugene shared the ruse on his official Twitter account which has now had more than 43,000 likes.

Not all heroes wear capes.. pic.twitter.com/tdDjRKKAQJ — The Elleventeenth member of Wu-tang (@morrmak) May 12, 2019

One person commented: ‘They should give that man that job already.’

Another said: ‘Not all heroes wear capes.’

When they welcome him in jail pic.twitter.com/QLYQfqt939 — siphokazi (@KaziiMtshali_) May 13, 2019

Quality Assurance Award 🥇 goes to that guy. — Toneko (@onekot) May 13, 2019

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