Nairobi Gold Scam Busted: 11 Arrested with 350kg of Fake Gold

Police have busted a gold scam in Nairobi and arrested eleven people linked to the scandal.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said detectives from the Nairobi Regional office dismantled the gold scamming syndicate that has been preying on unsuspecting victims.

The detectives also seized 350kgs of fake gold.

The suspects include Allan Zephaniah Onyango, Nicodemus Okoth, Phillip Onyango, Elmad Ochola, Shem Omollo, Edward Leonard Ochieng, and James Jeremiah Akumu, along with two Congolese nationals, Nfundiko Kamira and Lukabaya Mulamba, and two Cameroonian citizens, Ibrahim Nzamgou and Mike Fouapon.

The suspects were taken into custody at the Capitol Hill Police Station, awaiting to be arraigned.

The arrest follows a report received from a victim who had been defrauded of USD 546,000 in a fraudulent gold scheme.

Acting on credible intelligence, the detectives trailed the suspects to their hideout in the Spring Valley estate, and swiftly carried out the arrest.

“Upon search, detectives recovered a haul of fake gold weighing 305kg, along with a weighing machine and an electronic gold tester, commonly known as a Tester Gun,” says DCI.

The DCI further said police recovered assorted documents and a dust coat bearing the Ministry of Mining logo, which the suspects are believed to be using to gain the trust of unsuspecting individuals while executing their fraudulent schemes.