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The duo were registering fake till and Pochi La Biashara numbers for unsuspecting traders.

Officers attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two suspects linked to money fraud.

According to the investigations body, the duo arrested in Lamu County's Watamu area were traversing areas presenting themselves as Safaricom agents to the unsuspecting locals.

Their last undertaking that culminated in their arrests was an attempt to steal from a businessman.

They had won the audience of the trader whom they were registering to a fake till directory and other Safaricom products when they were arrested.

"The two, who had been roaming around Timboni and nearby areas, were caught after trying to trick a trader into registering for Till Numbers and Pochi La Biashara. Their plan fell apart when they entered the wrong PIN, exposing their scam. Detectives quickly moved in and arrested the suspects, identified as Alex Mutua Kisulu and Daniel Kioko Wambua," a statement from the DCI read.
Side by side photo of suspects arrested in Watamu over money fraud.

The officers recovered two mobile phomes, t-shirts with Safaricom labels and brands, till number and Pochi La Biashara application forms.

They were booked at the Watamu Police Station ahead of their arraignment to face charges related to fraud.

The police called on the victims of the suspects' fraudulent schemes to lodge the plaints with the officers at the Watamu Police Station.