Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a Cameroonian national believed to be the mastermind behind a multi-million shilling fake gold scam targeting a Canadian investor.
The suspect, arrested by officers from the elite Operation Support Unit (OSU), is accused of conning the foreign investor out of Ksh79.9 million (USD 618,000) in a fraudulent gold transaction.
According to a police report, the victim was first approached in November 2024 while still in Canada with an offer to buy 250 kilograms of gold.
Enticed by the lucrative deal, the investor agreed to travel to Kenya in April 2025 to finalise the transaction.
