DCI Nabs Notorious Fraudster Behind Multi-Million Scams

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers on Thursday, January 2, arrested a suspected serial fraudster who is said to have swindled millions from unsuspecting members of the public in Nairobi.

Detectives drawn from DCI Kilimani trailed the suspect, who had gone into hiding for over a year and flushed him out of his hideout at King Serenity Estate in Rongai.

The suspect was a director of a local motor shop in Nairobi, where it is believed he committed the act of fleecing members of the public of their hard-earned money. 

According to the DCI, the suspect used his office located at Marsabit Plaza along Ngong Road to commit the alleged crimes.

Nine victims who were conned by the suspect reported the matter at Kilimani Police Station, where investigations were launched.

Upon receipt of the complaints, detectives launched investigations of the suspect, who is said to have vanished. On Thursday, however, the proverbial 40 days of the thief arrived, and the detectives successfully nabbed the alleged serial fraudster.

He was escorted to the DCI Kilimani offices, where he was held for processing awaiting arraignment in court.

Kilimani detectives believe more victims may have made their reports on the suspect at different police stations across the capital and are consequently consolidating the reports to ensure justice for all affected.

The arrest comes barely a fortnight after a US citizen was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts for taking part in a gold scam worth more than Ksh167 million.

The suspect was on Monday, December 16, 2024, charged with conspiracy to commit a felony and obtaining money by false pretenses.

A Finacess report published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on December 13, 2024, showed that the majority of Kenyans lost a sizeable amount of money to fraudsters.

KNBS highlighted that 56 per cent of Kenyans who undertook the survey reported that they lost money through bank frauds, including agents’ fraud and reversals.

Previously, a report by Interpol unearthed a string of cybercrime activities in Kenya that led to the loss of about Ksh1.1 billion this year on online scams, schemes, and frauds.