Detectives arrested a Nigerian National on Wednesday night, February 3, for allegedly obtaining money by false pretense.
In a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect, identified as Yussuf Daniel Masara, allegedly convinced a US National that he would sell him 50 kilograms of gold.
The gold was estimated at a value of Ksh17.6 million.
He would, however, fail to keep his end of the bargain leading the US National to make a report.
"The matter was reported to detectives based at Kilimani leading to his arrest. Masara is believed to be part of a wider criminal enterprise, defrauding unsuspecting victims," reads an excerpt by the DCI.
The incident came just two months after two individuals were arrested for allegedly conning a foreigner in a fake gold scam.
Awuyene Mbombo and Jackson Maina were nabbed at a house along Covenant Drive in Lavington, Nairobi.
The duo was arrested following a complaint filed by a Burkina Faso national who had been swindled “a substantial amount of money”.
"The DCI appeals to any other person who might have fallen victim to the syndicate to file a report at the SCU offices at Mazingira Complex on Kiambu Road."
