Dutch national robbed of Sh3.6 million in fake gold deal in Kakamega town - Kahawatungu

An international gang defrauded a Dutch company of approximately €8.7 million. The criminals used the CEO fraud method, in which companies are tricked into transferring funds using false identities. As the Federal Criminal Police Office reported on Sunday, €1.5 million was seized in Austria.

Dutch national lured into the country by gold scammers and taken to a building in Kakamega town where he was roughed up and robbed of Ksh 3.6 million

Friday, May 30, 2025 - A Dutch national was swindled out of Ksh 3.6 million in a fake gold transaction in Kakamega Town after being lured into the country by a fraudster who posed as a legitimate gold dealer operating out of Ikolomani, police reported on Thursday. The victim, who had initially travelled from Dubai to Nairobi and then onward to Kisumu International Airport, was picked up by a man identifying himself only as “Smith” and driven to …

Dutch national robbed of Sh3.6 million in fake gold deal in Kakamega town - Kahawatungu

A Dutch national was attacked and robbed Sh3.6 million in a fake gold deal in Kakamega Town. The incident happened on May 28, 2025 in a building where the foreigner had been driven to. The victim is the latest to fall into the trap of the gold scammers who are changing tactics on a daily basis amid police operations to tame the trend. According to the police, the victim had traveled from Dubai to Nairobi, then flew to Kisumu before he was picked…