DCI EXPLAINS HOW A WOMAN WAS CONNED SH 52,000 ON SOCIAL MEDIA

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has cautioned Kenyans to be wary of social media fraudsters after a woman was conned out of Ksh. 52,000.

According to the DCI, the 28-year-old woman met a man online who claimed to be living in Britain.

“After days of communicating online, the man told the lady that as proof of his undying affection, he had sent her some necklaces made of gold and other assorted jewelry,” the DCI said on Twitter.

She later received a call from a man who identified himself as a customs agent based at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

He is said to have told her that he had received her shipment from abroad.

“She was asked to pay the landing fee for the package and facilitate its clearance at a total cost of Ksh. 52,000 then go and collect it. However, upon arrival at the airport, the supposed agent’s phone, went answered,” the DCI said.

By Citizen Digital