Detectives Arrest Wash Wash Fraudsters, Found With SH155M Fake Banknotes

Three men have been detained at Kilimani Police Station after an operation by Kilimani detectives.

Rafael Ojiambo, Samuel Ayako, and Wilfred Gitonga were aarrested along Nyerere Road while attempting to execute a scam involving counterfeit currency.

The trio was caught in the act of handing over a safe filled with 1.2 million fake US dollars (Ksh150 million) in exchange for genuine Kenyan currency.

Turns out this was another attempt by the suspects to defraud their victims, as they had already swindled another individual out of Kshs. 4.3 million in a previous scam.

Fake currency confiscated from the suspects.

The vehicle used in the operation, a Toyota NZE with registration number KBN 101D, along with the safe and its contents, have been seized and are being held as evidence. Following their arrest, the suspects were presented before the Chief Magistrate’s Court Milimani, where they were remanded until January 27, 2025, to allow further investigations.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has issued a stern warning to the public to be wary of such fraudulent schemes. “We urge the public to be vigilant,” said a DCI spokesperson. “These schemes are designed to exploit the unsuspecting and rob them of their hard-earned money.”

Investigations have revealed that some victims have lost their valuables including houses and vehicles that were placed as collaterals in exchange of hard cash that is eventually lost to the criminals, with victims being left with nothing to show but millions of fake dollars.