The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested two gold scammer suspects in $5.6 million (KSh 723.7 million) gold fraud scheme targeting an American businesswoman.

Suspects Michael Otieno Onyango and Andrew Clifford Otieno were nabbed by detectives in the latest crackdown on a fraud “get rich quick” scheme.

The duo was involved in luring the foreigner with a lucrative deal of 70 kilograms of gold before detectives pounced on them.

Foreigners also demanded confirmation of legitimacy from the Ministry of Mining before falling prey to the trap of the duo

The businesswoman insisted that for any gold transaction to happen, it must be verified through the testing conducted by the Ministry.

The deal backfired when the two failed to show up for a scheduled gold test even after agreeing with the foreigner initially.

“Though the scammers initially complied with her request, their plan unravelled when they failed to show up for a scheduled gold test,” DCI stated

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How Business Women Played Mind Games With Gold Scammers

A foreigner detected some sort of scam but decided to cooperate and watch the outcome of this scenario.

The second meeting was arranged, and the woman was picked up from Yaya Centre by a supposed associate.

He lured her under the pretence of grabbing a cup of coffee and drove her to Rose Villa Estate, where the elusive suspects awaited.

Negotiations began, and after a few minutes, scammers persuaded her to make a transaction and finalize the phony deal.

However, she refused to proceed with the deal after sensing something amiss with the suspects.

Scammers suddenly grew suspicious and fled the scene in a blue Mazda CX-Z, registration number KDP 336R.

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How Detectives Nabbed the Duo

Detectives intercepted their vehicle and apprehended both occupants and escorted them back to House 27 at Rosa Villa Estate.

After searching the room, detectives uncovered two smelting machines and nineteen smelting moulds.

“The duo was escorted back to House 27 at Rose Villa Estate, where a thorough search ensued. Detectives uncovered two smelting machines and nineteen smelting moulds, further revealing the depth of their fraudulent operation,” said DCI.

Both suspects were arrested and taken into custody and are now waiting to be arraigned in court.

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Two Gold Scammers nabbed by detectives with their vehicle. PHOTO/DCI X Screenshot