Four suspects masquerading as officials from the Social Health Authority (SHA) have been arrested for duping a man of Ksh 251,000.
The four handed the victim documents meant for the agency before handing his phone over as instructed to ‘complete the registration process’.
He became suspicious after his mobile phone went off, and efforts to revive it failed. After reaching out to his sacco, he was informed that Ksh 251,000 had been transferred out.
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“The crafty quartet, Peter Muriithi, Catherine Kinyua, Lilian Njeri, and Samuel Mbuthia, were arrested following a complaint from a man who thought he was signing up for a legitimate SHA membership. In a slick move, the fraudsters convinced him to surrender his mobile phone under the pretext of “completing the registration process.”
Moments later, his world turned upside down. His phone suddenly went off, and attempts to restore service were futile. Sensing trouble, he rushed to his Sacco only to be hit with the devastating news that his account had been wiped clean. A total of Sh251,000 had been siphoned out and transferred to mobile numbers linked to the impostors,” said DCI
Police officers from Marimanti launched an investigation and arrested the four suspects. The officers recovered SHA-branded T-shirts, name tags, membership cards, informational leaflets, and multiple SIM cards from the suspects, among other items.
“A meticulous search unearthed a trove of incriminating items, including SHA-branded T-shirts, name tags, membership cards, informational leaflets and multiple SIM cards. A motor vehicle, KDP 267C, Toyota Prado, believed to have been used in their fraudulent operations was impounded. Also recovered is a number plate KDS 399C, raising further suspicion about their activities.
The four suspects are cooling their heels in Marimanti Police Station, undergoing processing pending arraignment,” said DCI
