Kenyan police have arrested 19 Nigerians accused of engaging in electronic fraud in Nairobi targeting Kenyans.
The East African country’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the Nigerian men aged between 19 and 33 years old used social media to initiate their con game, before swindling unsuspecting Kenyans of money in the pretext of receiving goods deliveries from abroad.
“The Fraudsters start by befriending you on social media(Facebook) and once you accept the friend request they initiate a friendly chat that promises the victim goodies to be sent through DHL at the airport.
“The following day a call will be made and someone will pretend to be an attendant at the DHL office. They will tell the victim to pay clearance fees for the same parcel they claim to have sent you.
“Immediately you send the money through Mpesa another call is made requesting for some more money for other documentation and taxes.
“After paying the dues demanded, your calls demanding for your parcel will not be picked. That’s the time you realize that you have been conned,” the DCI said via its official Facebook page.
The latest incident comes following another arrest of 23 Nigerians last month, who were said to be residing in Kenya illegally.
The Kenyan government has recently ramped up efforts to identify and expel foreigners residing and working illegally in the country.
The move is reported to have affected thousands of foreigners already.
