This archive report was first published on 14 July 2019.
On Saturday, July 13, 2019, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested two Nigerians and a Kenyan woman in Juja for allegedly defrauding members of the public through phone scams.
According to DCI Director George Kinoti, the suspects were arrested in their Witeithie house following a tip-off from the public.
The detectives recovered over 70 assorted sim cards from various service providers, 10 mobile phones, subscriber sim registration forms, several Kenyan ID cards, and Kenyan banknotes.
DCI Kenya tweeted about the arrest, stating that the suspects would call random numbers, claim to inform their victims about a certain promotion, and then con them out of large sums of money.
Kinoti added that the suspects would rarely pick calls after conning someone or would put off their phones.
The three suspects will be arraigned in court on Monday.
