Two Suspects Arrested for Conning an Investor Sh1 Million with Crushed Padlocks Disguised as Gold
Police in Kiambu are holding two suspects for allegedly defrauding a gold investor.
Posing as agents of a Congo-based gold baron, Rogers Kipkogei and Collins Chavera obtained more than Sh1 million from a gold investor after showing him dust from crushed padlocks.
The two were smoked out of their hideout in Kiambu’s estate of Uthiru where police recovered crushed padlocks disguised as gold.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says the victim fell for the trick and deposited the money to different MPesa accounts given to him by the suspects.
In what detectives believe to be a well-choreographed syndicate, hundreds of SIM cards from local mobile telecommunications networks and stolen identification cards from Kenyans were also recovered from the suspects’ hideout.
Detectives believe the suspects use the personal information from the identification documents, to register the SIM cards used to steal money from unsuspecting victims through mobile money transactions.
The court allowed police to continue holding the two suspects pending further investigations into their modus operandi.
Comments (11)
The level of criminality in this country, Kenya 🇰🇪 should be disbanded
Nope! It should be United against Tribalism, Corruption, and then CRIMINALITY.
Kweli wakenya ni wakenya
It used to be Kikuyus scamming Kenyans now the hands have changed. Kalenjins are now the biggest scammers in Kenya. They have come along way from being cattle Huslers to being the most formidable political force in Kenya. Elect Ruto and see how the situation will be in ten years. Other tribes will be working for them
Need a Ruto takeover so maize farmers can resume farming in South Sudan and Congo. Presidency is for conquering new lands
They needs jobs. Grads can't be doing mjengo, boda, maids. Boda is now a Kenyan dream. Seriously. Jubilee focussed on monuments in Nairobi but ppl need real jobs. Monuments destroyed ancient civilizations
If someone is willing to pay 1m for padlock dust, these guys should not be punished. If you are dealing in gold (Au), you should know how it looks and how to test for it. If I show you some yellow powder and you pay me 1m, you are in the wrong business.
Right on!
Truth be told, anyone can be conned by anyone at any given time in Kenya. I was conned by my own wife and lost house, cars, a thriving business, and all my dreams. You can now find me at Muthurwa market wondering aimlessly while talking to myself.
@Mlunje Mulamu...I hope you're being fictitious about wandering around and talking to yourself. If not, take heart. You can rebuild again. You did it once, you can do it again. You are a strong African man.
We love this country of ours though few frustrations.I will rather b here in kenya sweet home than b in those Fake majuu slavery life.