Several Kenyans allegedly swindled more than three hundred million by a woman posing as an investor in Nairobi have broken their silence.
The victims spoke as more Kenyans continue to come forward to complain about losing money in investment scams in different parts of the country.
In the new investments’ fraud case, victims complained about losing over Ksh300 million in the hands of the suspected city investor who promised to pay them interest on their money.
The woman at the center of the scam is currently missing. Moreover, the fraud case has for several days created a conversation online with hundreds of Kenyans claiming to have lost millions at the hands of the suspect identified as Pascaline Peter, in Nairobi.
Five of the victims, while speaking to the press on Tuesday August 27, confessed of losing at least Ksh10 million altogether.
One victim revealed details of the amount she had invested, adding that some of the amount that she lost to the suspect were funds she acquired as loan.
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Victim Loses Ksh600K Loan to Fake Investor
The victim who requested anonymity said that she lost more than Ksh5 million in total, with the last amount she invested being a Ksh600, 000 loan which she acquired from a local bank.
“First, I started with Ksh100K, and then I went another hundred, another hundred and then I was not picking my interest for a while. I took my interest for one month and then the next month I took I was like let me give it back to her,” revealed the victim.
Further, the lady shared screenshots of the messages bearing transactions of the money she invested while expecting interest on the recorded dates.
Another victim who has lost more than Ksh800K said he was reluctant to invest his money but was convinced by a friend.
“All the money that I put in, I have only received money twice, only twice which I think is 94,000 that was the only amount that was returned back to me. Until sometime last week is when the same friend called me and notified me that there is a problem,” he said.
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Other seven victims of the scam who are from Malaa also spoke to the press while in a bid to trace the suspect after losing millions of monies.
One of the victims revealed that she was in constant communication with the suspect without any suspicion, further appealing to the law enforcers to take action.
“I am so concerned and I’m just worried because prior to this we have been talking on phone until this week I have been talking to her, I didn’t know it was a mess,” said another victim who lost over Ksh500 K.
Efforts to trace the suspect turned futile as her phone remained switched off.
Ruai Police Commander Patricia Yegon confirmed that Police have recorded three statements from members of public who said that they were conned, adding that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have since taken up the matter.
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