A Pakistani national fell for a Ksh 14 million scam in Kenya after he was dupped by a gold scam syndicate.
The man identified as Asif Mohamed was convinced by one Dute Moses Mwanje into parting with $114,000 (approximately Ksh14 million) in the pretense of selling him genuine gold.
A report by Daily Nation on Tuesday, April 21, detailed that Mwanje was arrested after he fell into the trap of detectives who laid an ambush for him as he planned to refund the foreigner.
However, the money being refunded was found to have been in fake currency. Mwanje was found to be in possession of fake $200,000, as the police nabbed him at Belle Vue street, Mombasa Road, Nairobi.
Apart from being charged for the possession of fake currency, Mwanje also faced charges of obtaining money falsely.
Detectives further unravelled his notorious group as he was accused of defrauding the foreigner on several dates between February 16 and March 3, in Nairobi.
The case had been filed at Makongeni and Kileleshwa Police Stations but was delegated to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation offices in Makadara, Nairobi.
Mwanje was arraigned in court before Senior Principal Magistrate Angelo Kithinji of Makadara Law Courts.
He was later released on a Ksh 2 million bond.
The case was set for mention on July 28, 2020.
