A 38-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a sophisticated scam that defrauded a Chinese national of USD 101,000 (approximately KSh 13,200,000).
Detectives from Kamukunji arrested Harriet Mary Wabwire who allegedly posed as the Director of OTD Group Limited, claiming she could supply aluminium alloys.
According to police reports, Wabwire in her elaborate scheme, she provided the victim with a forged bill of lading and a counterfeit Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) certificate of conformity.
These documents falsely indicated that a consignment of 23,890 kilograms of aluminium alloys had been securely packed in a 40-foot container, ready for shipment from the Port of Mombasa to Ningbo, China.
After the unsuspecting complainant transferred USD 101,000 into Wabwire’s bank account, she reportedly switched off her phone and disappeared.
Diligent investigations and forensic leads led detectives to her hideout in Tassia, where she was apprehended. Wabwire is currently in custody, undergoing processing, and awaits arraignment.
