Three suspected fraudsters arrested with Ksh.155M in fake US dollars

Police in Kilimani have arrested three suspected serial fraudsters who attempted to swindle one of their victims with 1.2 million fake US Dollars (Ksh.155.4 million).

The three Rafael Ojiambo, Samuel Ayako and Wilfred Gitonga were nabbed along Nyerere Road onboard a Toyota NZE vehicle while handing over a safe containing the fake dollars in exchange for clean cash.

“The three, who had already begun counting their luck, were stopped in their tracks while handing over a safe containing 1.2 million fake US Dollars to the victim in an attempt to obtain clean money. The malefactors had previously obtained Ksh.4.3 million from another honest Kenyan,” the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said in a statement.

“A Toyota NZE Reg. No. KBN 101D that was ferrying the safe containing the fake Dollars was impounded, and so was the safe and its contents which have been kept as exhibits.”

Following the arrest, the three were arraigned in Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court where custodial orders were granted for them to be detained at Kilimani Police Station until January 27, 2025.

The DCI has since implored the public to be on the lookout for such get-rich-quick schemes used to defraud them.

“Investigations have revealed that some victims have lost their valuables including houses and vehicles that were placed as collaterals in exchange for hard cash that is eventually lost to the criminals, with victims being left with nothing to show but millions of fake dollars,” DCI warned.