Nairobi: In yet another fake gold scam implicating local and foreign scammers, DCI detectives drawn from the Nairobi Regional Headquarters have arrested three individuals suspected to have defrauded two Kenyans over USD 400,000.
The three suspects; Martha Mwikali Katumo, James Mwenda, and Calvin Onyango Magak, were apprehended at White Pearl apartments in Westlands, along Rapta Road, where 10.2Kgs of fake gold pellets and a weighing machine were recovered.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the businessmen were introduced to the conmen by a Namibian national, who arranged a meeting over a cup of coffee.
This initial meeting eventually led to a business deal that has now cost the victims a substantial amount of money.
The deal also implicates another individual, alleged to be a mines and geology expert, who tested the first consignment of 5Kgs of gold and falsely certified it as genuine.
Taking the lead in this elaborate scam, Martha Mwikali Katumo orchestrated the logistics and travel arrangements.
Ready for shipping, she and one of the victims traveled to Dubai, engaging the services of Euromax Global Shipping and Logistics company, owned by Maxwel.
Upon arrival in Dubai, after covering all expenses including air tickets, one of the victims realized they had been scammed. All the payments made had gone down the drain.
