Kenya: Second Suspect Arrested in Sh28mn Nairobi Gold Scam

Kenya: Second Suspect Arrested in Sh28mn Nairobi Gold Scam

Nairobi -- Detectives from the Operation Support Unit (OSU) have arrested a second suspect in connection with a high-stakes gold scam that saw an American investor swindled out of USD 217,900 (approximately Sh28 million) in a deal that promised glittering gold bars but delivered nothing more than dust.

Second Suspect Arrested in Sh28mn Nairobi Gold Scam

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 18 – Detectives from the Operation Support Unit (OSU) have arrested a second suspect in connection with a high-stakes gold scam that saw an American investor swindled out of USD 217,900 (approximately Sh28 million) in a deal that promised glittering gold bars but delivered nothing more than dust. The suspect, Mohammed Noor Muhyadhin Mohammed, a Nairobi-based businessman and sole proprietor of Mohazcom Trading, was apprehended …

Kenyan man charged over Sh28 million fake gold deal

A Kenyan man has been arraigned in court for allegedly defrauding an American national of Sh28 million ($217,900) in a failed gold transaction involving 495 kilogrammes of gold. Willis Onyango Wasonga was arrested after a report was filed at Capitol Hill Police Station by Gershonov Oleg on behalf of his American business partner, John Sodipo. Detectives described the case as a calculated money laundering scheme and a sophisticated gold scam. In …