The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday, June 20, revealed the arrest of a Kenyan girl who had allegedly conned a Chinese nationwide out of Ksh 13 million (USD 101,100).
“A 38-year-old girl has been apprehended by Kamukunji detectives for her position in a daring rip-off that deceived a Chinese nationwide out of USD 101,000 (Ksh 13M),” the DCI said.
In an announcement, the detectives detailed how the girl posed because the director of an area scrap buying and selling firm and claimed she was ready to produce the person with aluminium alloys.
As a part of her elaborate scheme, she supplied the sufferer with a solid invoice of lading and a counterfeit Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) certificates of conformity.
Pieces of aluminium alloy
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These paperwork falsely asserted {that a} consignment of 23,890 kilograms of aluminium alloys had been securely packed in a 40-foot container, prepared for cargo from the Port of Mombasa to Ningbo, China.
With the certificates and the accompanying paperwork that appeared to substantiate her credibility, the Chinese nationwide went on to switch the hundreds of thousands into her account. However, that is when the girl disappeared.
“After the unsuspecting complainant transferred a hefty USD 101,100 into Wabwire’s checking account, she promptly switched off her telephone and vanished with out a hint,” the DCI said.
Despite quite a few makes an attempt to contact the girl, the Chinese nationwide’s efforts proved futile. Consequently, he sought help from the police, who launched a manhunt for the suspect.
Following investigations and forensic leads, detectives efficiently tracked her right down to a hideout in Tassia, Nairobi, the place she was arrested.
The sleuths disclosed that the suspect is now in custody and present process processing as she awaits arraignment.
Cases of Kenyans conning international nationals are frequent with most instances linked to hefty sums of cash at play.
Early this yr, DCI introduced the arrest of 14 Kenyans allegedly concerned in a Ksh174 million gold rip-off.
The 14 had been arrested alongside Chalbi Drive throughout the Lavington space of Nairobi after weeks of surveillance and a relentless hunt for the town’s gold scamming ring.
Preliminary investigations carried out by the detectives had revealed that the suspects obtained the cash after allegedly scamming a businessman from the United States.
A photograph of a police officer manning the DCI headquarters alongside Kiambu Road
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