Details have emerged how arrested suspects there victims’ accounts and shared proceeds.
Following the Wednesday arrest of six suspected cybercriminals, it has been established how the suspects’ sweet but venomous tongues pushed a cruel arm to the bank accounts of their targets, sweeping them clean and leaving behind shattered lives.
According to police, in one case reported at Nyahururu Police Station on January 17, 2025, a man lost Sh3.4 million to the swindlers, while another woman woke up to a zero balance and Sh1.8 million poorer in the morning of March 14, 2025.
At Nakuru’s Mwariki Police Station, a third victim reported the loss of Sh 1.3 million on April 7 after a call with a person he believed was a customer service agent, given the phone number used to contact him.
The same fate befell an elderly woman who lost Sh1.2 million on the same date.
The ongoing investigation has further revealed how the gang has been targeting bank accounts of retirees, especially women, striking like rattle snakes as soon as their pension benefits are debited.
An instance is that of a 63-year-old former employee at the Ministry of Lands who, after decades of service, went home with an empty bag having lost Sh2.3 million to the miscreants.
