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DCI nab fraudster who has been using WhatsApp to con unsuspecting Kenyans

James Chege was arrested in Utawala in connection with fraud [Photo: DCI/Twitter]

DCI detectives on Saturday morning arrested a man suspected of using WhatsApp to con unsuspecting members of the public. James Chege Kinuthia was arrested in Nairobi’s Utawala area and is suspected of using different online platforms to defraud Kenyans.

According to the DCI, Chege and his colleagues use JijiPay, WhatsApp and emails to appeal to buyers of containers that can be used for business but once he receives payment he vanishes. He has put up several advertisements in the media claiming to sell 20*40ft and 40*40ft containers.

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