Nairobians Warned Against Mobile Phone Fraudsters
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Mobile phone fraudster cases is on the rise in Nairobi, with many losing their money to cons who masquerade as bank or mobile telecommunication agents.
According to the police, since most people either keep their savings in their mobile phones, or use it in their daily transactions, criminals are trying hard to steal from them.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives who have been tracking down the criminals, on Sunday, March 7, arrested 6 suspects linked to the expansive network. We arrested one in Embu where the money was withdrawn, he led us to five others at Lumumba Drive in Kasarani where we arrested the rest, said Kasarani Police Commander Muthuri Mwongera.