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Faking It To Make It? Detectives Recover Ksh 19M In Fake US Dollars.
Detectives have recovered Ksh 19M in fake U.S dollars, after an operation to crack a fake diamonds ring led them to the recovery of fake cash.
In an undercover operation by Crime Research (CRIB) and Serious crime detectives, the fake currency concealed in a briefcase was recovered when the detectives were effecting the arrest of a couple, believed to have swindled a city-based management consultant over Ksh 11 million in a diamonds scam.
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This followed a report filed by the complainant after what first appeared to be a lucrative lifetime venture, turned out to be a fraud.
In an unbelievable chronology of events, the woman was tricked into investing in the dubious trade by one engineer Irungu, who introduced himself as her former trainee.
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Irungu introduced her to an alleged Botswana national Peter Malobe, who required a feasibility study prior to investing in middle-income housing. The said Botswana man, also turned out to be an established dealer in the export of diamonds to an Australian based company, known as BHP.
Faking It To Make It? Detectives Recover Ksh 19M In Fake US Dollars. Photo Courtesy
All the complainant needed to do was be part of the diamonds export business to start reaping big from it and establish a financial empire.
Finding the deal too sweet to decline, the woman fell for the bait and that marked the beginning of her current financial predicament.
She was tricked into parting with colossal sums of money for license acquisition from the ministry of Mining, customs and clearance fees for the diamonds, penalties, stamps, and transfer fees among other charges that kept coming up every step of the way especially when she demanded payment.
By the time she realized that she was a victim, she had lost a total of Ksh 11 million. Serious crimes and CRIB detectives managed to arrest a couple, in whose accounts the funds were channeled.
Ksh 19 Million in fake U.S dollars was also recovered from the suspects, who are facing charges of obtaining money by false pretenses.
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