A Ghanaian national suspected to have obtained Sh9 Million from a senior manager at a money lending agency has been arrested.
According to the DCI, the senior manager at Tala agencies; a company that advances instant short term loans to applicants, met the Ghanaian national Victor Anane, on an online dating site.
The Ghanaian reportedly introduced himself as a preacher who performs miracles and offered to help the senior manager get promoted at her workplace instantly.
“Wowed by the man’s overtures, the lady was swept off her feet and fell for him. The two dated for a while and as their love blossomed, the lady was invited to the man’s residence at Transview estate in Athi River. By this time, she had already given her new boyfriend Sh9 Million, in unclear circumstances. Some of the money she is believed to have given him had been obtained from accounts belonging to Tala agencies,” DCI said in a statement.
Things, however, took a turn when the lady visited Anane, discovering that he was not a pastor as he had alleged.
“But it is during her maiden visit to the self-confessed preacher’s house, that she was shocked to find paraphernalia associated with witchcraft and magical rituals. What was meant to be a romantic date turned ugly, as the woman demanded to know how the man of the cloth she had fallen in love with, possessed paraphernalia associated with dark powers.
“Their relationship immediately collapsed like a house of cards, as the victim discovered that she had been conned. Detectives raided the suspect’s house where the paraphernalia related to witchcraft was recovered,” DCI narrated.
Following the raid, detectives managed to recover Sh76,000 in fake currency and other materials used in the printing of fake notes.
According to the DCI, the suspect who masquerades as a preacher, approaches innocent women looking for love and affection online, with promises of making their lives better before fraudulently obtaining money from them.
The suspect is in custody and is expected to be presented in court to face charges of obtaining money by false pretenses
