How Fraudster stall Cash from M-pesa.
Detectives based in Embu have arrested two notorious suspects that have been the nightmare of M-pesa operators in Embu.
The two were reportedly nabbed yesterday after days of operating with impunity in the region.
The fraudsters, brother and sister in crime were swiping cards and stealing huge sums of money from victims.
Their resolute pursuit and subsequent apprehension, according to Detectives, was launched after intelligence leads pointed to a con double, who had on Jan 18, 2023 advanced their didoes to Kithimu trading centre while posing as Safaricom agents.
They picked on a target, a 49-year-old male Mpesa operator, and managed to convince him to have them replace his till number and in the process obtained his confidential details.
Using his details, they are said to have installed a safaricom app in their mobile phone and withdrew Sh24,000 from the till, thereafter beetling off.
“Yesterday, Evans Ngui Dorcas, 32 and Jackline Mwende, 24 were trailed to the Ngariama area where they were arrested and escorted to Itabua Police Station.” A statement from DCI reads in part.
They are reported to be held for the weekend as detectives hunt down more accomplices.
“The Embu County DCI Head cautions Mpesa operators and other businesspersons of numerous fraudsters roaming in the region disguised as agents of reputable companies, and at the same time issues stern warning to culprits to mend their ways before maximum force of the law is unleashed on them.”
