Man Charged with Defrauding a US-Based Kenyan Financial Consultant of Sh12.5 Million
A Nairobi trader was on Tuesday charged with defrauding a US-based Kenyan financial consultant of Sh12.5 million in a fake tender scam.
Douglas Juma Onduso is said to have obtained a total of Sh12,548,646 from Michael Maeri after deceiving him into believing he had won tenders to renovate Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) offices, supply files to the Supreme Court, and tanks to Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC).
The court heard that Maeri wired the money to the accused through Western Money Union, MPesa and through an account of his brother at Equity Bank Limited to undertake the works.
The charge sheet stated that on diverse dates between September 19th and December 23rd, 2021, with intent to defraud, the accused obtained Sh6,504,252 from Maeri, claiming he had won a tender from KRA to renovate its offices at the 3rd and 31st floors at Times Towers in Nairobi.
He is also said to have received Sh1,354,252 within the same period alleging that he had won another tender to supply files to the Supreme Court.
In the third count, he is accused of obtaining Sh3,690,000 from Maeri alleging he had landed a tender to supply water tanks to KMTC.
Onduso allegedly forged and uttered the Local Purchase Orders (LPOs) from KRA, the Supreme Court, and KMTC which he sent Maeri to convince him to release the funds to finance the projects.
He pleaded not guilty to all the charges before Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo at the Milimani law courts and was granted a Sh3 million bond. The magistrate also directed the accused to appear in court on January 23rd for pre-trial directions.
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Not asingle day passes…
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Not asingle day passes without news of someone swindling another.Wow,what a way to live! And we are not talking of someone stealing achicken or some fish to have a meal.These are conmen,and women bent on deceiving and presenting fake schemes to get free money.Sadly, when they are apprehended, they present that"dont care persona and attitude" as if to mock the victims. All these,partly because we as a society have become soft on crime. What happened to the " necklessing"?.Bring it back,and broaden its application to white color crimes.
Well stated, Maxiley! Yangu…
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In reply to Not asingle day passes… by Maxiley (not verified)
Well stated, Maxiley! Yangu akiiba, well I guarantee the culprit will see their maker OR crushed to the point where they’ll be scarred for life or paralyzed to enjoy the loot! Done remotely in a way that they won’t even connect the dots.
Well, it goes both ways. Why…
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In reply to Not asingle day passes… by Maxiley (not verified)
Well, it goes both ways. Why are you being conned unless you are being greedy and want a shortcut yourself? Before you enter any contract marriage, biashara, etc, do your due diligence thoroughly and if a deal is a too good think twice - my parents taught me that basic principle.
Happy New Year my Mwakilishi Brother, Hope you have a bountiful 2023!
@ Hey My sister Formerly…
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In reply to Well, it goes both ways. Why… by formerly guest 2 (not verified)
@ Hey My sister Formerly guest 2, I wish you a happy, healthy,and prosperous 2023. Hopefully this will be the year you descend on Florida beach for some frolicking,and downing some Margaritas.The invitation is still open...And yes Iam mindful that you are hitched.But remember Iam your brother...
Anyway,If I were to apportion blame in such matters, I would say that the person swindling bears 75% of the blame.You have to agree that some scanners are pretty good; like someone facetiously stated here that they could sell salvation or something like that to JC. In an ideal world where everybody is supposed to do good,I would blame the swindler,but again they would not be occupants of such Nchi ya kufikirika...
I’ll repeat here! If you’re…
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I’ll repeat here!
If you’re living in the US or other developed countries, and are still getting conned by Kenyans and/or other Africans in Kenya, pack up and leave!
Your stay there hasn’t changed you or taught you anything!!
Why would a “financial consultant” not know that all tenders are gazzetted as a ploy by the Kenyan government to display “fairness” in contract allocation??
I don’t work in finance and I know that!
Let me Say this Again: Most…
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Let me Say this Again: Most LUHYA conmen are Stupid; Cheap stupid. You don't Con an Individual of His hard Earned money. Instead target Government entities (the Money of Which will be a "Drop in a Bucket" than "Bucket on Bucket).
*WESTERN Kenyans love WESTERN Union for Real.
In today's world of…
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In reply to Let me Say this Again: Most… by PPPian (not verified)
In today's world of information overload, it's a dose of freshair to have experts save us the tedious effort of sorting out the yin and the yeng. What a blessing to have @PPPian an expert on LUHYA on this forum.I look forward to buying his bestselling book"LUHYA CONs" "aguide into the thievery ways of Nabongo,and his progeny).
Wasn’t this US based…
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Wasn’t this US based financial consultant supposed to be the one being paid instead? This I believe wasn’t a tender to give money away!
I used to think people get…
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I used to think people get conned because they fail to do due diligence. Not anymore. Some of these con artists are so skilled they can even sell salvation to Jesus Christ.
Never work with thankless…
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Never work with thankless and hungry ppl in Kenya who assume diaspora life is easy and money comes easily. Invest in other things like crypto and stock market then go one way with 100m into retirement.
crypto is a big scam. Sam…
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In reply to Never work with thankless… by SimamaImara (not verified)
crypto is a big scam. Sam Bankman-Fried
Millionaires have been made…
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In reply to crypto is a big scam. Sam… by Kenya. (not verified)
Millionaires have been made in crypto. SBF is a fraud, his looks and mannerism betray him.. invest the much you willing to lose and know when to sell
I like the method used by…
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I like the method used by Githaka/Gakuyo-trained thugs to con educated Kenyan fools in diaspora.How can you wire $130000 from US to a person in Kenya for a ghost GK contract?Why didn’t Maeri travel to Kenya to sign the contract himself?Another group of elite conm(wo)en incite Kenyan idiot voters to kill each other on tribal lines.The fools even volunteer to be killed by police for their god to be president.
Simply invest where you are…
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Simply invest where you are domiciled and there are strong reliable financial structures and judicial systems for recourse.This idea of “investing back home’ is rendering many especially those in diaspora, destitute. Most of their savings drowning into these crazy Kenyan schemes esp those of land and housing. And they keep falling to this crap!
I take this story with a…
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I take this story with a grain of salt. The so called financial consultant seems to be parting with money so easily. May be he was getting that money easily through questionable means. Before one tender is complete he was there jumping to another tender.
It used to be that the fear…
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It used to be that the fear of burning in hell would stop most people from committing a crime or sinning.People are not afraid of hell anymore,at least most.The only salvation left for society it the law.If man is not afraid of God, he should be at least afraid of spending the rest of his life in Kamiti,with sex starved men lining up to be the first...
Yes punishment is a deterrent.But is has to be dispensed in such a manner that the would be criminal would have nightmares thinking about it.
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