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Nearly half of Kenyan mobile users targeted by scams - World Bank
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

In Kenya, 49 per cent of mobile owners received at least one scam call or message during the year, often prompting them to share money or personal inf...

Man pleads guilty to SIM swap fraud targeting ex-OCS Talaam in Albert Ojwang murder case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 19, 2025

Dennis Masavi Musyimi admitted to three counts of SIM swapping and extortion.

Court detains man accused of using Central OCS Taalam’s phone to extort family and lawyer
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 21, 2025

The complaint originated from Taalam himself, who claimed his phone, which was supposed to be in IPOA’s custody, was being used to con his family and...

Eastleigh SIM-swap heist: How suspects used stolen IDs, fake bank accounts to steal Sh3.2m
Joseph Ndunda  |  May 05, 2025

The suspects were not found with any identification documents belonging to them, and the DCI will be relying on the National Registration Bureau to as...

Two suspected SIM swap fraudsters detained after stealing Sh589,800 from victim
Joseph Ndunda  |  Apr 22, 2025

Silas Kipkoech and Thomas Kibet were arrested in Embakasi, Nairobi, after being trailed for two months following an incident where they allegedly stol...

SIM swap suspect who stole Sh846,000 from Shauri Moyo woman nabbed
Joseph Ndunda  |  Oct 02, 2024

The suspect was arrested at his hideout in Kiganjo in Thika, Kiambu County.

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