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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: RV Pundit on June 16, 2022, 07:23:49 AM
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Kenya kids are on this...big time.
BITCOIN THUGS ARRESTED
A notorious gang that has been hacking people’s credit cards before using them to purchase bitcoins and convert them to Kenyan currency, have been arrested in Nakuru city.
The gang operating from houses in the affluent Milimani neighborhood has been on the radar of our detectives over the past few days and it was only a matter of time before our detectives smoked them out.
Francis Maina Wambui Alias Nick, 26, and Zellic Alusa, 25, both students at Kenyatta university were arrested during the raid in the company of two young ladies, at an apartment in Nakuru’s posh Milimani neighborhood.
In the sophisticated crime that is gaining currency in the country, the students create fake email accounts which they use to hack credit cards of innocent persons especially those living in foreign countries and use them to buy bitcoins which are then converted to Kenyan currency.
They then use the money to live lavishly, entertain beautiful babes and buy properties. Among the documents recovered in the house was a land sale agreement entered on May, 25, for a property valued at Sh 850,000 in Juja.
In his address during the official opening of the DCI National Forensic Laboratory, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, called for the strengthening of the Cyber and Digital forensic lab to deal with contemporary crimes that involve misuse of technology.
Bitcoin is a digital currency which operates free of any central control or the oversight of banks or governments.
Among the items recovered during the raid were five laptops, four mobile phones, two wifi gadgets, three hard drives and assorted SIM cards.
Cyber forensic experts have since taken over investigations into the matter for a comprehensive analysis into the sophisticated crime.
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This ends with the drama at DCI page. Dram tupu to show off the billions used in the forensic lab are for real.
The lads will be back in circulation after sharing out a few dollars.
Our MPs and possibly magistrates have limited bandwidth to handle cyber crime cases. As usual, it is by design otherwise they will start uncovering Pandora client money trail.
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They have gone to Nakuru
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/police-arrest-two-ku-students-in-nakuru-over-bitcoin-fraud-3850276
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Yes they are trying to shake money from them.
If they cannot handle Mulot boys
What about international scammers like these ones.
Complainant? Hakuna.
This ends with the drama at DCI page. Dram tupu to show off the billions used in the forensic lab are for real.
The lads will be back in circulation after sharing out a few dollars.
Our MPs and possibly magistrates have limited bandwidth to handle cyber crime cases. As usual, it is by design otherwise they will start uncovering Pandora client money trail.
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Scammers are stealing people's identities and colluding with scammers abroad (mules) to open credit card accounts. If you live abroad, especially US, You need to guard your social, ID, home address, Zip Code, DOB, email, and Phone number like your life depends on it. You almost need all that beside other layered security features to successfully uses someone's credit card. Algorithms, IP addresses, and more are some of the tools now deployed by financial institutions to guard credit cards, etc.! I think these Kenyan scammers are mostly stealing from Kenyans, especially with weak Safaricom/bank networks.
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They work with Nigerians- who work with Russians. It chain - Russian hack many numbers - they sell to Nigerian in bulk - Nigerian then retail them. I was speaking to my nephew - it main thing kids are doing now - bitcoins - writtings - and betting scams. Most of time - it Nigerians based in US/UK working with them.
Scammers are stealing people's identities and colluding with scammers abroad (mules) to open credit card accounts. If you live abroad, especially US, You need to guard your social, ID, home address, Zip Code, DOB, email, and Phone number like your life depends on it. You almost need all that beside other layered security features to successfully uses someone's credit card. Algorithms, IP addresses, and more are some of the tools now deployed by financial institutions to guard credit cards, etc.! I think these Kenyan scammers are mostly stealing from Kenyans, especially with weak Safaricom/bank networks.