This archive report was first published on 13 December 2019.
On December 13, 2019, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) issued a warning to the public about a new mobile money scamming trick.
According to the DCI, fraudsters are using this trick to steal thousands of shillings from individuals' accounts through mobile money transfer platforms.
The scam involves fraudsters duping people into online transactions in exchange for cash money, and then swapping their phone lines to clean out their bank, Mpesa, Mshwari, and Airtel Money savings.
DCI warned the public to be careful when using online transactions, saying, 'The DCI takes this opportunity to warn members of the public against this kind of fraud... Be warned and stay safe.'
Just days before the warning, detectives in Molo, Nakuru County, arrested a suspected fraudster who had allegedly stolen Sh540,000 from the bank account of an unsuspecting victim through a mobile phone.
The suspect, Harun Kigera, had swapped the victim's Airtel Sim card while they were having dinner in Eldoret town, allowing him to steal the money.
