Fraud Suspects Arrested In Juja, Found With 400 SIM Cards

The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officers arrested three fraud Suspects in Juja town, among them a software developer at a local bank.

The three suspects were found with 400 SIM cards, 2 laptops, 8 national identification cards, and four mobile phones. The three are suspected to be behind a series of frauds across the country.

The three fraud suspects arrested by DCI officers in Juja on Thursday, May 14, 2020, are:

Ian Kinanga

Jefferson Bosire

Kevin Oroko.

Kevin is a software developer at a local bank in which the DCI declined to name.

“The trio will be charged accordingly once further investigations are completed,” said DCI in a statement.

Tactics fraudsters use

The fact that the three suspects were found with over 400 SIM cards means that they are part of a wider gang that can unsuspecting Kenyans and make them give information about their mobile money platforms. The suspects then swap the SIM cards and withdraw whatever is on the phone wallet especially from M-Pesa.

With a software developer working with a local bank means the guys have also been defrauding Kenyans by accessing their banking apps and withdrawing cash from their accounts. The DCI did not give more information about the suspects but promised to do so once investigations are complete.

How to be safe against fraudsters

Stop sharing your information online – social media platforms are good but do not trust them to the extent of sharing your personal information such as phone numbers.

Have longer passwords for your mobile loan apps (bank apps) – a good password should have letters, numbers, and symbols.

Do not share your information with people who call you randomly claiming to be either from the bank or a communication service provider. Whenever you receive such calls, disconnect, and call your service provider to confirm.

Keep your PIN a secret and never share it with anyone.