The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have nabbed a suspect involved in defrauding a Chinese national of Ksh. 13 million.
According to the DCI, the 38-year-old woman posed as the Director of OTD Group Limited and claimed that she was in a position to supply aluminium alloys to the Chinese national.
She was accused of forging a bill of lading and a Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) certificate of conformity to appear as a legitimate business person.
“The documents falsely asserted that a consignment of 23,890 kilograms of aluminium alloys had been securely packed in a 40-foot container, ready for shipment from the port of Mombasa to Ningbo, China”, the DCI posted on X.
After the Chinese national was persuaded to agree to the business deal, Ksh. 13 million was transferred to the suspect’s account.
Moments later, the suspect’s phone was switched off and without a trace while leading to the victim filing a complaint to the DCI, who managed to track her phone location to a hideout in Tassia.
The suspect was taken into custody awaiting arraignment in court.
