The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday, May 11, warned members of the public of a suspected fraud syndicate operating within Nairobi’s Central Business District.
In a statement, DCI noted that it was in receipt of numerous complaints from members of the public who report to have fallen victim.
"The well organized syndicate consists of young men and women, who pose as sales agents of of the suspects," reads the statement in part.
DCI appealed to members of the public who may have been hoodwinked by the fraudsters to report to the DCI headquarters Serious Crime Unit.
They vowed that necessary police action would be taken following the reports.
In December 2020, Kenyans.co.ke reported of a man was lured into participating in the infamous scratch-to-win deal.
He was heading to work when the possibility of bagging a new smartphone and tablets seemed too good to pass up.
A group of people had surrounded a van branded with pictures of all types of smart gadgets under the facade of representing a local telco company. The victim was hooked from this point onwards.
He went on to participate in the 'scratch-to-win' promotion and to his great surprise, he won 2 tablets, 2 phones, bluetooth earphones, a charger and a USB reader.
However, to access each of these prizes, he was required to part with some money. Each item drained his personal account to the tune of Ksh36,000.
He would open the expensive looking boxes only to find cheap knock-off electronics estimated to be worth Ksh 4,000 in total.
