Kenya : Gold Scammers
Nairobi: The directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested Nicholas Otieno Ndolo and Thomas Otieno Ngoe on March 14,2023 who were arraigned at Kibera Law courts before Kibera Senior Principal Magistrate Charles Mwaniki for allegedly scamming a foreigner USD 123,000,000 on agreement to supply 3000kg of gold priced at USD 41,000 per kilogram to complete its investigation on the matter.
The directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is seeking court orders to detain the two gold suspects for a further fourteen (14) days to complete its investigation.
The complainant who is the foreigner was introduced to Nicholas Otieno Ndolo "the gold businessman" and after the formal introduction it was agreed that Nicholas Otieno Ndolo to provide a bank acoount to which the money will be wired to, he provided an Equity Bank Account to Africorp Consultants Limited as a transaction account for the business. The foreigner instructed his bank in U.S.A. to wire the sum of USD 1,000,000 on 10th February 2023 by way of a swift bank transfer into the said account after which Nicholas Otieno Ndolo confirmed to have received the money and would then contact the complainant to witness the packaging of the gold in readiness for shipment to Dubai.
After a long wait for an appointment with no results, the foreigner took a step to request for documentations in regard to the purchase of the said gold.
“The complainant later realized that some of the documents such as the customs entry indicated on the declaration form dated 8th March 2023 was not genuine,” claimed the DCI officer Alexander Makoma investigating the matter.
Director of Criminal Investigations is seeking to detain for
five days two gold suspects who allegedly defrauded a foreigner USD 1million.
Nicholas Otieno Ndolo and Thomas Otieno Ngoe were arraigned
before Kibera Senior Principal Magistrate Charles Mwaniki where the DCI sought
custodial orders against them.
The court heard that the complainant who is a foreigner, was
introduced to Ndolo as a businessman dealing in gold business.
They agreed that he would purchase 3000kg of gold at USD
41,000 per kg totaling to USD 123,000,000.
Ndolo provided an Equity Bank Account to the foreigner where
money would be wired.
The foreigner instructed his bank in U.S.A. to wire the sum
of USD 1,000,000 on 10th February 2023 by way of a swift bank transfer into the
said account.
Ndolo confirmed to have received the money and would then
contact the complainant to witness the packaging of the gold in readiness for
shipment to Dubai.
The complainant waited in vain for an appointment to witness
the packaging which then prompted him to request for documentations in regard
to the purchase of the said gold.
“The complainant later realized that some of the documents
such as the customs entry indicated on the declaration form dated 8th March
2023 was not genuine,” claimed the DCI officer Alexander Makoma investigating
the matter.
According to the investigating officer, Nicholas Otieno Ndolo starting avoiding meeting with the foreigner and even threated to deport him from Kenya.
The investigations at the Equity Bank where money was wired to revealed that it is operated by Thomas Otieno Ngoe and the whole amount has been transferred to other accounts.
A firearm was recovered from the vehicle they were driving which is believed to used to commit crimes which is believed to be owned by Thomas Otieno Ngoe.
“The recovered firearm is believed to have been used to commit crimes and is therefore subject for further forensic analysis as well as to establish how it was acquired by the second suspect,” the court heard.
The investigating is not complete and investigating officer project that the investigation which is aimed at recovering defrauded money and identification parades will take fourteen (14) day for complete
Detectives claim upon investigations at Equity Bank where the money was wired, it was discovered that it is operated by Thomas Otieno Ngoe, who is the second suspect and that the whole amount had been transferred to other accounts.
The court will rule at 3.15 whether to detain the suspect for five days.

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