Three suspected SIM card fraudsters nabbed by DCI

Detectives are holding three SIM card fraud suspects in an ongoing probe.

In the first incident of the ongoing fight against SIM card fraudsters, detectives drawn from DCI Headquarters and DCI Nairobi Region arrested another suspect who is believed to be the chief architect behind the illegal acts of phone impersonation and fraudulent registration of SIM cards.



Following on tips, the detectives executed an operation in Ruiru Membely area, successfully intercepting the suspect who was behind the wheel of a motor vehicle Nissan Salon.

Upon searching the vehicle, the detectives recovered several sim cards and assorted mobile phones.



The suspect was escorted to DCI Headquarters Serious Crime Unit for processing pending arraignment.


Elsewhere in a decisive crackdown on online fraud, a team of detectives from the DCI headquarters apprehended three suspects linked to a troubling scheme that has seen scammers impersonate employees of Simba Cement.

These fraudsters have been enticing unsuspecting customers with promises of cement at enticingly low prices, leading many into a web of deceit.



Assorted SIM cards, a desktop computer and six mobile phones among other items were recovered from the suspects who have been operating from Baruti in Nakuru County.



In a separate incident, two men were taken into custody in Masimba, Makueni County, for defrauding unemployed teachers under the guise of being high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Education.

The man who police said has a dark past had previously been convicted of murder at the Meru High Court in 2000 and sentenced to life imprisonment.

However, in a turn of fate, he was released in 2018 by the Court of Appeal.



His counterpart in crime has also been found to have been previously charged for robbery with violence at Nakuru Law court in the year 2002 where he was convicted and sentenced to Death.

He however appealed and was released from Kamiti Maximum prison in the year 2019.



Upon search, six mobile phones paired with assorted sim cards were recovered from the suspects where it was further established that the mobile phone numbers are the same that had been used in committing the said crimes.

A motor vehicle was also recovered from the duo, police said.


Investigations continue in pursuit of any additional accomplices as all the five suspects await to face legal proceedings.