Detectives have arrested three individuals accused of orchestrating a series of fraudulent schemes.
In a statement on Tuesday, January 21, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspects, Rafael Ojiambo, Samuel Ayako, and Wilfred Gitonga, were arrested while on a mission to defraud their victim.
According to the DCI, the trio was caught red-handed attempting to defraud an unsuspecting Kenyan by delivering a safe purportedly containing $1.2 million in fake US dollars.
DCI noted that they planned to exchange the fake cash for genuine money.
The suspects, who had already obtained Ksh 4.3 million from another victim in a separate incident, were arrested in possession of the counterfeit currency.
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"A Toyota NZE Reg. No. KBN 101D that was ferrying the safe containing the fake Dollars was impounded, and so was the safe and its contents which have been kept as exhibits," DCI said.
The trio has since been arraigned at the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Milimani, where the court granted custodial orders for their detention at Kilimani Police Station until January 27, 2025.
The DCI cautioned members of the public against falling victim to similar schemes.
"Members of the public are being cautioned against engaging in such get-rich-quick schemes as they are solely designed to rob them of their hard-earned money.
"Investigations have revealed that some victims have lost their valuables including houses and vehicles that were placed as collaterals in exchange of hard cash that is eventually lost to the criminals, with victims being left with nothing to show but millions of fake dollars," the DCI stated.
