Four suspected gold scammers were arrested and have been arraigned at Milimani Law Courts charged with conspiracy defraud, and forgery.
Susan Wanjeri, Elvis Muga Nazli Karim and Hubbard Knyago are accused of conspiring to defraud a niger busisness man 100000 USD while purporting to be customs officials .
In the broader scheme the victim, based in Dubai, reported he had lost over 5000 USD between February and December 2024 which was meant for purchase , clearance, and transportation of 100 kg of gold to Dubai Mall.
Having received the amount, the fraudsters introduced allegations of the gold consignment being confiscated by customs officers in Nairobi while in transit to Dubai.
The four however have pleaded not guilty and were granted 500000 bond .The case will be mentioned on January 21 2026